A case of glomerulonephritis in association with pyogenic liver abscess.
- Author:
Mi Jung KANG
1
;
Min Kyung KANG
;
Sung Bae PARK
;
Hyun Chul KIM
;
Kwan Kyu PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Dongsan Kidney Institute, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
liver abscess;
acute renal failur;
Glomerulonephritis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Antibiotics/administration & dosage;
Biopsy, Needle;
Case Report;
Drainage/methods;
Follow-Up Studies;
Glomerulonephritis/*complications/*diagnosis/therapy;
Human;
Liver Abscess/*complications/*diagnosis/therapy;
Male;
Pseudomonas Infections/*complications/*diagnosis/therapy;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Treatment Outcome
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2001;16(3):214-217
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Glomerulonephritis associated with visceral abscess is being increasingly recognized. The association of glomerulonephritis with visceral suppuration in the absence of endocarditis was first described by Whitworth and associates. Abscesses were most frequently located in the respiratory tract but have been reported at numerous other sites, including appendix, uterus, aorto-femoral bypass graft and cutaneous wound. This report documents the apparently rare occurrence of glomerulonephritis with acute renal failure in association with pyogenic liver abscess. The need for awareness of glomerulonephritis as a cause of acute renal failure in pyogenic liver abscess is highlighted.
