Korean Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases  2013;20(1):36-40

A Case of Pyogenic Liver Abscess Caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis in a Healthy Child.

Ji Hye GWAK ; Yeun Joo EEM ; Ui Yoon CHOI ; Jin Han KANG

Keywords

Liver abscess; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Child

Country

Republic 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.