The characteristics of the five cases of hepatic eosinophilic abscess.
- Author:
Youn Jae LEE
1
;
Ok Joo LEE
;
Jin Ho SONG
;
Yeun Sik JANG
;
Sang Hyuk LEE
;
Sang Yong SEOL
;
Jung Myung CHUNG
;
Sang Suk HAN
;
Ha Jin CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, In Je University School of Medicine, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
hepatic eosinophilic abscess
- MeSH:
Abscess*;
Biopsy;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Eosinophilia;
Eosinophils*;
Fascioliasis;
Liver;
Liver Abscess;
Rare Diseases;
Ultrasonography
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
1998;54(2):253-260
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hepatic eosinophilic abscess is a very rare disease which has been reported in fascioliasis, and some gastrointestinal malignancy. We experienced 5 cases with hepatic eosinophilic abscesses which were caused by unknown etiology, confirmed by liver biopsy, from 1990 to 1994. The chracteristics of the cases including clinical menifestations, serologic findings, ultrasonography and abdominal computerizes tomogram(CT) were summerized. They had no characteristic findings except eosinophilia in clinical menifestations and they showed various ultrasonographic and CT findings which are different from the radiologic findings of liver abscesses by bacterial or amebic infection. We think that hepatic eosinophilic abscess must be included in differential diagnosis of all hepatic tumors.
