title: A case of pyogenic liver abscess in a 10-year-old girl.
abstract: Pyogenic liver abscesses are rare in children. In pediatric patients, altered host defences seem to play an important role. However, pyogenic liver abscess also occurs in healthy children. We experienced a case of pyogenic liver abscess in a healthy immunocompetent 10-year-old-girl. The patient presented two distinct abscesses: one subphrenic and the other intrahepatic. The intrahepatic abscess resolved with percutaneous drainage and 3 weeks of parenteral antibiotic therapy but the subphrenic abscess which could not be drained needed prolonged parenteral antibiotic therapy in addition to oral antibiotic therapy. We performed follow-up serial CT scan of the abscess cavity to decide on the duration of antibiotic therapy. Here we present this case with a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Lim
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Byun
authors.forename: Sun Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Sang Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Park