Renal subcapsular abscess.
An 18-day-old neonate presented with fever and abdominal distension. Renal subcapsular abscess was diagnosed with sonography and CT scan. Percutaneous drainage resulted in aspiration of 20 mL of pus, which grew Staphylococcus aureus.
Bhat
Y Ramesh
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Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 104, Karnataka, India. docrameshbhat@yahoo.co.in
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016896:Treatment Outcome