TY - JOUR
T1 - Clostridial liver abscess following blunt abdominal trauma
T2 - Case report and review of the literature
AU - Abdel-Haq, Nahed M.
AU - Chearskul, Pimpanada
AU - Salimnia, Hossein
AU - Asmar, Basim I.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - An 11-y-old boy developed a liver abscess 3 weeks following blunt abdominal trauma. Abscess culture yielded pure growth of Clostridium novyi type B, not previously reported as a cause of human infection. The patient was managed successfully with antibiotic therapy and continuous percutaneous drainage. Clostridial liver abscess following blunt abdominal trauma may occur as a delayed complication and may be managed without resectional debridement.
AB - An 11-y-old boy developed a liver abscess 3 weeks following blunt abdominal trauma. Abscess culture yielded pure growth of Clostridium novyi type B, not previously reported as a cause of human infection. The patient was managed successfully with antibiotic therapy and continuous percutaneous drainage. Clostridial liver abscess following blunt abdominal trauma may occur as a delayed complication and may be managed without resectional debridement.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34547553064&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00365540701199865
DO - 10.1080/00365540701199865
M3 - Article
C2 - 17654354
AN - SCOPUS:34547553064
SN - 0036-5548
VL - 39
SP - 734
EP - 737
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
IS - 8
ER -
