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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(11):1426-1429. Published online November 15, 2002.

A Case of Congenital Solitary Liver Abscess

Sang Hee SH Kim¹, So Young SY Kim¹, You Jeong YJ Kim¹, Hyun Hee HH Kim¹, Won Bae WB Lee¹, Kyung Tai KT Whang¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence So Young SY Kim ,Email: sykimped@yahoo.com

Abstract

Congenital solitary liver abscess in newborns is an extremely rare and serious disease. Only one case was reported in the literature. Most a liver abscesses have a postnatal origin. We encountered a premature infant who had a low. Apgar score and an elevated right diaphragm at birth. Pyogenic solitary liver abscess was diagnosed by ultrasound and computed tomography. Staphylococcus aureus was cultured from ultrasound guided aspiration fluid.

Keywords :Congenital, Liver abscess, Newborn