Actinomycotic hepatic abscess
HEPATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, cilt.2, sa.1, ss.133-135, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 2 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2008
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12072-007-9032-3
- Dergi Adı: HEPATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.133-135
- Anahtar Kelimeler: actinomycosis, liver mass, biopsy, abscess, penicillin
- Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Actinomycotic hepatic abscess was diagnosed in a 46-year-old male driver from Ukraine presenting with the symptoms of malaise, loss of appetite, upper right quadrant pain, weight loss, and night sweats which had been present for last 2 months. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed a hypodense mass in the left liver lobe which was suspected as hepatocellular carcinoma. Histopathological examination of the CT guided biopsy specimen yielded a diagnosis of actinomycotic abscess of the liver. Treatment with intravenous penicillin for 6 weeks followed by a course of oral penicillin for 14 weeks resulted in complete cure as evidenced by clinical improvement and radiological disappearance of the lesion.