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Correlation between abscess size and liver function tests in cases of liver abscess [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Liver abscess has shown a major change in demographics, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment over the past 100 years. The modern diagnostics like ultrasound and computed tomography to locate and drain the abscess have reduced the mortality to 2-
Kohli, Sunil, Jyotsana, ., Manjavkar, Smita, Divya Rajput, Abhinav Jain, Jain, Vineet, Rajput, Divya, Smita Manjavkar, Sunil Kohli, Vineet Jain, . Jyotsana, Jain, Abhinav   +11 more
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A complex presentation of an uncommon disease: Gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess complicated by septic pulmonary emboli and muscle abscesses, a case report and review of the literature

IDCases, 2023
Background: Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is the most common type of visceral abscess. Its variable clinical presentation depends on patient demography, underlying conditions, causative pathogens as well as the size of the abscess.
Aseel H. Alzibdeh, Ans A. Alamami, Mohammad Adam, Muna Almaslamani, Hamad Abdel Hadi   +4 more
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“Self-Referred” – A Physician’s experience of referred ear pain as a symptom of pyogenic liver abscess, a case report

Clinical Infection in Practice, 2021
Background: The presenting symptoms of liver abscess are typically non-specific, including pyrexia, right upper quadrant tenderness, nausea/vomiting and fatigue.
Michael Lockhart, Andrew Lockhart, Eoghan de Barra   +2 more
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Liver abscess following ingestion of a foreign object [PDF]

, 2013
A 31 year old, previously healthy female presented to A&E on 24/07/2012 with a 2 day history of colicky epigastric pain and spiking fever; however on investigation no pathology was found except for an ovarian cyst of 4cm.
Borg Xuereb, Keith, Abela, Lauren
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Liver abscess in the caudate lobe caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae: a rare case report and literature review

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background K. pneumoniae liver abscess (KPLA) mostly involves the right lobe. We present a case of K. pneumoniae caudate liver abscess with invasive liver abscess syndrome (ILAS) was rarely identified.
Lingxia Cheng, Lei Li, Yongzao Liu, Wei Cheng, Guan Wang, Ping Xu   +5 more
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Understanding the Burden of Orofacial Involvement and Patient Treatment Preferences in Systemic Sclerosis: Results From a Large International Survey

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Orofacial manifestations are significantly impactful in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) yet remain understudied, with no dedicated clinical guidelines to inform their management. Methods An international online survey comprised38 questions addressing orofacial manifestations of SSc, including patients’ confidence in their treating ...
Eleni Deligianni, Lee Shapiro, Deana Gibbs, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan, Michael Hughes   +4 more
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Cryptogenic invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess syndrome [PDF]

, 2007
SummaryBackgroundKlebsiella pneumoniae-associated liver abscesses have distinct clinical and epidemiologic features.MethodsWe report the unusual case of an American patient with a K.
Golden, Marjorie P., Braiteh, Fadi
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The Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Specific Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions: Results of a Consensus Process

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) serve as indicators of access, quality, and performance of the health system. This study aimed to determine rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐specific ACSCs for use in the evaluation of care system access and quality.
Kara Irwin, Candace H. Feldman, Claire E. H. Barber, Gabriel Fabreau, Jake Jennings, Scott Patten, Cheryl Barnabe, Inflammatory Arthritis‐Specific ACSC Consensus Process Working Group   +7 more
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Making the Case for Organ‐on‐Chip Platforms in Long‐Acting Therapeutics Development

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
LATs release drug from a tissue‐resident depot over weeks to months, improving adherence, but their development is hampered by preclinical models that cannot reproduce the coupled tissue processes, sustained release, local microenvironment change, interstitial transport, immune and foreign‐body responses, and clearance that govern depot performance in ...
Charlie Gowans, Abdulwahhab Khedr, Panagiotis G. Georgiou, Nehir Arik, Ozlem Sen, Steve P. Rannard, Tom O. McDonald, Christos Tapeinos   +7 more
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A note on the prothrombin time abnormality in the patients with amebic liver abscess [PDF]

, 2006
Amebic liver abscess is reported worldwide and can present with a a wide spectrum of clinical manifetations. Similar to the other liver diseases, the prothrombin time abnormality can be seen in the patients with amebic liver abscess.
Wiwaniikit, Viroj, Jamsai Suwansaksri, Suwansaksri, Jamsai, Nattakarn Suwansaksri, Suwansaksri, Nattakarn, Viroj Wiwaniikit   +5 more
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