title: Liver abscess of the caudate lobe due to Staphylococcus aureus in an ulcerative colitis patient: First case report.
abstract: Liver abscesses are very rare complications of ulcerative colitis, with only nine cases described in the literature, to our knowledge. We report a case where a recurrence of liver abscess occurred in an ulcerative colitis patient, in two different hepatic lobes, which has not been previously described. The recurrence was in the caudate lobe having the cultures yielded Staphylococcus aureus. This is also the first case report of liver abscess in this location and caused by this microorganism in an ulcerative colitis patient. A review of the literature concerning liver abscesses involving ulcerative colitis patients is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Andreia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albuquerque
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Magro
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Renato Bessa
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madureira
authors.forename: Guilherme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Macedo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*