A Case of Pyogenic Liver Abscess Caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis in a Healthy Child.
- Author:
Ji Hye GWAK
;
Yeun Joo EEM
;
Ui Yoon CHOI
;
Jin Han KANG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Liver abscess;
Staphylococcus epidermidis;
Child
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Administration, Intravenous;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Child;
Drainage;
Fever;
Humans;
Liver Abscess;
Liver Abscess, Pyogenic;
Mouth;
Pharynx;
Skin;
Staphylococcus;
Staphylococcus epidermidis;
Urethra;
Vagina
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
2013;20(1):36-40
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Staphylococcus epidermidis is a normal inhabitant of skin, throat, mouth, vagina, and urethra. It is not usually pathogenic, particularly in immunocompetent hosts. This report describes a case of a pyogenic liver abscess caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis in a healthy 12-year-old boy. He was admitted to Seoul St. Mary's Hospital with intermittent fever for 6 days. Findings on abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a mass measuring 7.0x6.5 cm in the right hepatic lobe. Culture of the abscess resulted in growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis as a causative organism. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous administration of antibiotics and percutaneous drainage of the abscess.
