title: Liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a healthy 12-year-old boy.
abstract: Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is rare in healthy children. We report a case of PLA in an immunocompetent 12-year-old boy. Percutaneous catheter drainage was performed for the abscess. In addition, parenteral antibiotics were administered for 3 weeks. Klebsiella pneumoniae was detected in the culture of blood and drained fluid. Here, we present this case and a brief review of the literature on this subject.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Da Hye
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yeon Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: E Young
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dae Chul
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kang
keywords: Antibiotics; Drainage; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pyogenic liver abscess