Amebic Liver Abscess Complicated With Inferior Vena Cava Obstruction.
10.4235/jkgs.2013.17.4.253
- Author:
Jin Kyeong CHO
1
;
Min Sung KIM
;
Jin Ho SHIN
;
Yeon Sang JEONG
;
Ga Jin LIM
;
Na Ree KANG
;
Jae Phil CHOI
;
Chul Hi PARK
;
Min Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. kmy008@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Amebic liver abscess;
Inferior vena cava;
Hematuria;
Renal insufficiency
- MeSH:
Aged, 80 and over;
Amebiasis;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Fever;
Hematuria;
HIV;
Humans;
Immunosuppression;
Korea;
Liver Abscess, Amebic*;
Rare Diseases;
Renal Insufficiency;
Vena Cava, Inferior*
- From:Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2013;17(4):253-258
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Amebic liver abscess (ALA) has been diagnosed in travelers to endemic areas or in patients with immunosuppression secondary to human immunodeficiency virus infection since the late 1990s. Further, it is a rare disease in Korea. ALA should be considered in patients present with fever and right upper quadrant pain along with a risk of exposure to amebiasis. We report an 82-year-old man with symptoms of fever, gross hematuria and severe renal impairment as having amebic liver abscess complicated with the obstruction of the inferior vena cava. Amebic liver abscess was successfully treated with antibiotics alone. Also, hematuria disappeared and renal dysfunction improved after treatment.
