Liver abscess of the caudate lobe due to Staphylococcus aureus in an ulcerative colitis patient: First case report

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2011

Authors

Melo RB (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Vol. 5 No. 4

Pages: 360-363

ISSN: 1873-9946

Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Clinical medicine

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-PF8

DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2011.02.012

Abstract (EN): Liver abscesses are very rare complications of ulcerative colitis, with only nine cases described in the literature, to our knowledge. We report a case where a recurrence of liver abscess occurred in an ulcerative colitis patient, in two different hepatic lobes, which has not been previously described. The recurrence was in the caudate lobe having the cultures yielded Staphylococcus aureus. This is also the first case report of liver abscess in this location and caused by this microorganism in an ulcerative colitis patient. A review of the literature concerning liver abscesses involving ulcerative colitis patients is also provided.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4