title: Liver abscess of Actinomyces israelii in a hemodialysis patient: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We had encountered a 74-year-old woman on hemodialysis therapy suffering from liver abscess of Actinomyces israelii. Percutaneous drainage of the abscess before starting antimicrobial therapy followed by correct microbiological identification and susceptibility test led us to determine long treatment with ampicillin and to a successful outcome. Periodontitis was thought to be a possible entry of actinomyces. Hepatic actinomycosis should be recognized as one of the important infectious diseases among patients of end-stage renal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo. yuuehara@juntendo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uehara
authors.forename: Toshimi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yagoshi
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimoguchi
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yanai
authors.forename: Kazunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumasaka
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*