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Case Report
Liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a healthy 12-year-old boy
Da Hye Yoon, Yeon Jin Jeon, E Young Bae, Dae Chul Jeong, Jin Han Kang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2013;56(11):496-499.   Published online November 27, 2013

Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is rare in healthy children. We report a case of PLA in an immunocompetent 12-year-old boy. Percutaneous catheter drainage was performed for the abscess. In addition, parenteral antibiotics were administered for 3 weeks. Klebsiella pneumoniae was detected in the culture of blood and drained fluid. Here, we present this case and a brief review of the...

A Case of Chronic Granulomatous Disease Associated with Pyogenic Liver Abscess
S.K. Lee, J.H. Kim, S.Y. Kim, E.T. Oh, H.J. Kang, K.S. Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(4):585-590.   Published online April 15, 1996
We have experienced a case of chronic granulomatous disease associated with pyogenic liver abscess in 10 years old male Chronic granulomatous disease(CGD) is a hereditary disorder of neutrophil with defective killing and digesting of ingested catalase-positive bacteria or fungi in spite of normal phagocytosis. It was diagnosed by clinical finding and laboratory examination including NBT test. Pyogenic liver abscess in old...
A Case of Pyogenic Liver Abscess with Fever of Unknown origin.
Soo Baeck Lee, Kwang Soo Hwang, Kyung Sook Cho, Doo Sung Moon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(11):1145-1148.   Published online November 30, 1983
Pyogenic liver abscess is a rare disease in normal children. Our case was 7 year old boy who had suffered from spiking high fever and upper abdominal discomfortness for 14 days. Liver function tests were normal and blood cultures were negative. An accurate preoperative diagnosis was pyogenic liver abscess, which was diagnosed, by ultrasound and scintigram. Final diagnosis was solitary pyogenic liver abscess at...
A Case of Pyogenic Liver Abscess.
Jeong Bok Lee, Dong Hwan Cho, Sook Kyeung Jung, Won Jae Park, Jin Kook Kang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(11):1111-1114.   Published online November 30, 1983
We have experienced a case of pyogenic liver abscess with omphalitis in 21 days old :female. We diagnosed liver abscess with liver scanning and ultrasonography,. confirmed by exploratory laparotomy and tissue biopsy. She was treated with parenteral antibiotics. We have presented a rare case and reviewed the literature.