Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

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Liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a healthy 12-year-old boy

  • Yoon, Da Hye (Department of Pediatrics, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Jeon, Yeon Jin (Department of Pediatrics, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Bae, E Young (Department of Pediatrics, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Jeong, Dae Chul (Department of Pediatrics, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Jin Han (Department of Pediatrics, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2012.12.06
  • Accepted : 2013.04.15
  • Published : 2013.11.15
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Abstract

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 literature on this subject.

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