Hepatic Abscess in Preterm Newborn- A rare entity

  • Dr Shweta Anand Associate Professor Department of Paediatrics, Chirayu Medical College Bhopal, MP, India
  • Dr Roshan Chanchlani Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Chirayu Medical College Bhopal, MP, India
  • Dr V.Gupta Assistant Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Chirayu Medical College Bhopal, MP, India
  • Dr Shweta Goyal Assistant Professor Department of Paediatrics, Chirayu Medical College Bhopal, MP, India
  • Dr A.Tiwari Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Chirayu Medical College Bhopal, MP, India
Keywords: Neonate, Hepatic Abscess, Preterm, Abscess

Abstract

Neonatal liver abscess is rare entity and few cases are reported till date. We report a case of newborn who presented with a abdominal lump and a huge liver abscess. Baby underwent Ultrasonography and CT scan and abscess was aspirated under USG guidance. As there was no resolution patient underwent surgical procedure with insertion of pigtail catheter under anaesthesia in operation theatre. Baby is asymptomatic with no residual abscess on follow- up. The patient was managed well with coordination from Paediatric, Radiology and Paediatric surgery department.

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Hepatic Abscess in Preterm Newborn- A rare entity
CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2014.i02.19
Published: 2014-04-30
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Anand S, Chanchlani R, Gupta V, Goyal S, Tiwari A. Hepatic Abscess in Preterm Newborn- A rare entity. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2014Apr.30 [cited 2024Jul.3];2(2):169-71. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/81
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