Liver abscess is endemic in resource-limited countries such as The Gambia where access to advanced imaging techniques or modern treatment modalities is limited. Despite this, mortality in this cohort was low. Therefore antibiotic therapy combined with percutaneous abscess drainage remains a reasonable treatment strategy of liver abscess in resource-poor settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiagnosis and management of liver abscesses in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is difficult due to limited diagnostic imaging availability. Limited data is available describing the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the diagnosis and percutaneous aspiration of liver abscesses in resource-limited countries. We describe a 21-year-old female who was diagnosed with a liver abscess.
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