title: An Hepatic Abscess in a Patient With Sickle Cell Anemia.
abstract: We present a case of hepatic abscess in a transfusion-dependent 16-year-old patient with sickle cell disease. There have been 10 such cases in sickle cell disease patients reported, with the last report published greater than a decade ago. The diagnosis of hepatic abscess merits consideration in sickle cell disease patients presenting with fever without a source and/or abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: From the Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, *Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; and †Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Marissa D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Marolf
authors.forename: Manu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: Sheldon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell; D005673:Fusobacterium; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess; D008297:Male