Difficult to treat liver abscesses in children – Do not forget parasitic infections
Ruchi Mishra,
Shivangi Tetarbe,
Pradnya Suhas Bendre
et al.
Abstract:Liver abscess (LA) is a significant health concern worldwide, particularly in tropical regions such as India, and is usually pyogenic or amoebic in origin. In rare cases it can be caused by parasites. We present two children with difficult-to-treat LAs, revealing underlying parasitic infections as the causative agents, implicated by eosinophilia, elevated immunoglobulin-E levels and exposure to domestic animals. In the first case, disseminated echinococcosis was diagnosed through imaging, serology and histopat… Show more
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