[A boy with abdominal pain, fever and liver abcesses].
An 18-year-old male with right lower abdominal pain and elevated infection parameters is diagnosed with an abdominal abscess, multiple liver abscesses and a thrombus in his portal vein. This combination of findings leads to the diagnosis 'foie appendiculaire', a complicated form of appendicitis.
VU Medisch Centrum, afd. Radiologie, Amsterdam.
Jorrit
J
Noordmans
Rinze
R
Reinhard
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents