Liver abscess: is drug therapy only possible?
Ciancio, S.; Indirli, G.C.; Rizzo, F.T.; Elia, G.; Greco, F.; Perrone, C.; Chiriacò, G.; Greco, F.L.; Verdesca, V.
La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica Medical and Surgical Pediatrics 15(6): 631-634
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0391-5387 PMID: 8197029 Document Number: 418057
We describe a case of liver abscess, whose favourable evolution, after the initial medical treatment, started when we didn't know the diagnosis, persuaded us to continue the begun treatment, based on localization of disease and on clinical improvement, instead of carrying out on evacuative puncture. At moment, according to our knowledge, this is the third case of liver abscess which has recovered by on antibiotic rational treatment without surgical punctures. Can we treat the liver abscess like the pneumonia according to features of localization and clinical history?