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J Dermatol
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Anatomy, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur, IND.
Purpose Hepatic abscesses remain a significant clinical challenge due to high morbidity and mortality. This research aims to examine the etiological spectrum, management approaches, clinical features, and results in hepatic abscesses in a tertiary care facility in northern India, emphasizing the distinctions among pyogenic liver abscesses (PLAs) and amoebic liver abscesses (ALAs). Methods This retrospective study was done at GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, analyzing 725 patients with hepatic abscesses over a 10-year period.
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January 2025
Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité - Medical Heart Center of Charité and German Heart Institute Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Introduction: Purulent bacterial pericarditis is a potentially fatal disease with mortality rates reaching 100% if left untreated.
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 33-year-old Caucasian male patient who developed cardiac tamponade, most likely caused by a pyogenic liver abscess communicating with the pericardium. Treatment with antibiotics, extended sepsis therapy, and drainage of the abscess led to a full recovery.
Infect Drug Resist
January 2025
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde City, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China.
Aim: To perform a comparative analysis of the clinical data of patients with and without recurrent pyogenic liver abscess and explore the influencing factors, clinical characteristics, and pathogenic bacteria associated with the recurrence of liver abscesses.
Patients And Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 436 recently diagnosed patients with pyogenic liver abscess admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College between June 2017 and June 2023. Patients with recurrence comprised the observation group, whereas those without recurrence comprised the control group.
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