Hepatic abscess: a rare manifestation of brucellosis in children.
Hepatic abscess caused by brucellosis is extremely rare in children. We report the case of a 5-year-old girl in whom an abscess of the liver developed during an episode of acute brucellosis. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of hepatic abscess caused by brucellosis in a child.
Kilicaslan
Buket
B
Department of Pediatrics, Medicine Faculty, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey. drbuketk73@yahoo.com
Cengiz
Nurcan
N
Pourbagher
Mir Ali
MA
Cemil
Tuba
T
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000276:immunology; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D012293:Rifampin