Ruptured community-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) hepatic abscess in an immunocompetent child treated successfully with culture-guided antibiotic therapy: A case report.
- Author:
Jeremiah C. Torrico TORRICO
1
;
Paul Sherwin O. TARNATE
2
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article, Original
- MeSH: Human; Child Preschool: 2-5 Yrs Old; Therapeutics; Staphylococcus Aureus; Staphylococcus; Residence Characteristics; Research Report; Dihydrotachysterol
- From: Acta Medica Philippina 2026;60(9):133-138
- CountryPhilippines
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Abstract:
Methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) is an uncommon etiologic agent of hepatic abscess in children, particularly those without an underlying immunocompromised condition.
We describe a rare case of community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) hepatic abscess with rupture into the anterior abdominal wall in an otherwise healthy 3-year-old Filipino male, manifesting as a one-week history of an enlarging epigastric mass accompanied by abdominal pain and fever. He was treated noninvasively with ciprofloxacin (intravenous at 10 mg/kg every 12 hours for 14 days followed by oral at 15 mg/kg every 12 hours for 28 days), and clindamycin (intravenous at 10 mg/kg every 6 hours for 14 days followed by oral at 10 mg/kg every 6 hours for 28 days), resulting in the resolution of the hepatic abscess and its associated symptoms.
CA-MRSA hepatic abscess is extremely rare in immunocompetent children, and an appropriate diagnostic approach involving imaging and culture studies is crucial in its diagnosis and management.
