subphrenic abscess/fever

Abscess formation during the course of acute brucellosis is a rare event. A case of subphrenic abscess, the first to our knowledge, is described. A 49 years-old male patient with fever and a mild increase in ALT and gamma-GT was referred to our Institution. Routine blood exams tested negative and

The authors describe a young girl presenting with fever and respiratory distress and a chest x-ray showing a left lower lobe infiltrate and an effusion. She also had splenomegaly. Salmonella enteritidis serotype Heidelberg was isolated by thoracentesis. Further evaluation disclosed an occult but

In order to achieve better results with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), repeated treatment using transcatheter hepatic arterial chemoembolization (TAE) with or without percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) has been widely performed. A 73-year-old woman underwent a repeated (second) TAE two months

Subphrenic abscess is reported in two patients, one previously operated on for pancreatic carcinoma and the other for clear cell carcinoma of the left kidney. The subphrenic abscess presented with cachexia and low grade fever six months and one year after surgery. Metastatic carcinoma was

BACKGROUND Subphrenic abscess is rare after cesarean section. METHODS Case report and review of the pertinent world literature METHODS A 22 year-old primigravida underwent a lower-segment cesarean section in the setting of chorioamnionitis, and had a good postoperative recovery initially. Eleven

Roentgen findings in subphrenic abscess, in the order of their specificity and clinical value, are subphrenic air-fluid level, elevation and restriction of motion of the diaphragm, pleural reaction with congestion, segmental atelectasis or pneumonitis at the lung base and upper abdominal mass. Less

A 75-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with complaints of fever, cough and left hypochondralgia. She had been operated for cholecystectomy ten years ago. Chest roentgenogram indicated bilateral pleural effusion. Tube drainage was done to the left thorax and empyema was caused by

A 40-year-old woman was admitted to our hos- pital with cough and sputum production. A chest computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a diffuse nodular shadow in the upper lung. The patient was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, based on a positive T-SPOT®.TB test result of peripheral blood and a

BACKGROUND Acute subhepatic appendicitis in children is an uncommon presentation. It is usually associated with intestinal malrotation. When these conditions are met, accurate diagnosis and early management decisions are delayed. METHODS We present the case of a 10-year-old male who had diarrhea

A 78-year-old man was receiving regular treatment for diabetes and dementia at our hospital. Diabetes was diagnosed about 10 years previously, at which time the patient's HbA(1)c level had been maintained at 6% by diet therapy and an oral hypoglycemic agent. In July, 2008, he was admitted with fever

A 65-year-old male visited our hospital because of fever and difficulty in walking. He was suffering from left-sided hypochondrial pain for a month. Laboratory tests performed on admission revealed a white blood cell count of 1700/μl and C-reactive protein level of 9.51mg/dl, which were suggestive

A 62-year-old lady presented with fever and abdominal pain. History revealed cholecystectomy two years ago due to cholecystolithiasis, complicated by perforation of the common bile duct, leading to hepaticojejunostomy, jejunocholedochostomy, endoscopic retrograde insertion of two plastic stents and

Three cases of rare intra-abdominal complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) surgery are reported. Case 1 was a 32-year-old male who had undergone VPS surgery for hydrocephalus following meningitis on July 10, 1980. Two weeks later he developed fever and a cystic mass about 10 cm in