[Hepatic abscess: series of 107 cases and literature review]. / Absceso hepático: serie de 107 casos y revisión de la literatura.
Rev Chilena Infectol
; 26(1): 49-53, 2009 Feb.
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UNLABELLED: Liver abscess is a rare disease with high morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE AND METHOD: Description of liver abscess cases attended in the Universidad de Chile Clinical Hospital between 2000 and 2007 and review of the literature on the topic. RESULTS: For 107 cases reviewed, mean age was 59 years. Most common symptoms were fever and abdominal pain with an average duration of 19 days. COMORBIDITY: twenty five percent of patients had Diabetes Mellitus type 2, seven percent were immunosuppressed patients and 24% had undergone invasive procedures. Not achieved identify the origin in most cases. The most requested image test was abdominal CT. In 49/75 (65.3%) the abscess culture allowed to establish the etiology. Bacteremia was present in 17/68 (25%) of cases. Most cases were treated with two or more antibiotics and percutaneous drainage. CONCLUSION: Clinical manifestations and resolution of liver abscess in this series are consistent with those described in the literature.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Abscesso Hepático
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Es
Revista:
Rev Chilena Infectol
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile