Actinomycotic liver abscess

Hepatic Actinomycosis: Case Report with Review of Literature

“…A metastatic lesion of the liver is usually blood ‐ borne through the hepatic artery or portal vein. Wruble et al (1962) believe, however, that the arterial route is more often responsible than the venous route. Invasion by lymphatics is considered unusual, and has been denied by some authors (Kernbaum et al , 1974).…”

“…In the First Surgical Ward of the Pahlavi Medical Centre we have treated a case of hepatic actinomycosis in which almost the whole of the right lobe of the liver was involved. The discussion which follows our case report is based on the study of several observations of hepatic actinomycosis (Wilson, 1961; Wruble et al , 1962; Foreman, 1963; Pheil et al , 1964; Nadal et al , 1965; Zeller, cited by Duncan, 1965; Bravo and Duque, 1965; Serrano‐Rios et al , 1969; Yamada et al , 1971; Whimster, 1973; Prioleau and Brochu, 1974; Chandarlapaty et al , 1975; and Weese and Smith, 1975).…”

Penicillin and Épluchage Treatment of Hepatic Actinomycosis

“…3 The liver is the most common solid abdominal organ at¬ tacked by A israelii. 6 The method of spread to the liver is thought to be via the portal vein from diseased bowel. The liver was involved in 15% of the 122 cases of Putnam et al"'…”