A Rare Case of Hepatic Abscess That Resolved after Drainage of Pleural Empyema

Healthcare

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Olawunmi Olayiwola¹  Oluwafemi Augustine Ajibola²  Valerie Cluzet²  Matthew Apedo²  Nida Khokhar²  Taiwo Opeyemi Aremu³  Oluwatosin Esther Oluwole⁴ 

[1] Department of Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital, Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes MK6 5LD, UK;

[2] Department of Medicine, Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Nuvance Health, 45 Reade Place, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, USA;

[3] Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems (PCHS), College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA;

[4] Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 300 West Bank Office Building, 1300 S. 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA;

关键词: empyema;    hepatic abscess;    pleural effusion;    transdiaphragmatic extension;    disseminated pyogenic infection;   

DOI  :  10.3390/healthcare9121732

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Empyema has rarely been associated with hepatic abscess. In patients with concurrent empyema and hepatic abscess, hepatic abscess drainage is usually required after drainage of the pleura. We present a rare case of a 91-year-old Caucasian man who presented with a 2-week history of productive cough, fever, shortness of breath, and generalized malaise. The patient was found to have concurrent streptococci empyema and hepatic abscess, and, interestingly, the hepatic abscess resolved after the drainage of the empyema and initiation of antibiotics.

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