Huge pyogenic liver abscess in a toddler: Resolution using antibiotics without drainage.
Pyogenic liver abscess is an uncommon disease in children; it is associated with high mortality if treatment is delayed. Percutaneous drainage and systemic antibiotics are the preferred treatment of choice, while surgery is reserved for complicated cases. It is seldom treated with antibiotics alone....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Nigerian Journal of Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2019;volume=28;issue=4;spage=555;epage=559;aulast=Sunday;type=0 |