Huge Amoebic Liver Abscess in the Left Lobe Treated by Oral Administration of Metronidazole.
amoebic liver abscess
metronidazole
percutaneous drainage
Journal
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
ISSN: 1349-7235
Titre abrégé: Intern Med
Pays: Japan
ID NLM: 9204241
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Dec 2020
01 Dec 2020
Historique:
pubmed:
31
7
2020
medline:
7
4
2021
entrez:
31
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A man in his 60s visited a clinic with chief complaints of a fever and general malaise. Suspecting a liver abscess in the left lobe with infiltration into the subcutaneous fat tissue under the rectus abdominis muscle based on computed tomography findings, we performed fine-needle aspiration. An amoebic liver abscess was diagnosed. Remission was achieved by the oral administration of metronidazole alone without placement of a drainage tube. The results obtained in this case suggest that the first line of treatment should be a non-invasive approach with oral administration alone. Invasive intervention should then be considered depending on subsequent progress.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32727992
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5301-20
pmc: PMC7759695
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antiprotozoal Agents
0
Metronidazole
140QMO216E
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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