Pyogenic Liver Abscess Following an Uncomplicated Colonoscopy
  • George Rahmani
    Department of Nephrology and General Medicine, Letterkenny General Hospital, Letterkenny
  • Anne Marie Moran
    Department of Nephrology and General Medicine, Letterkenny General Hospital, Letterkenny

Keywords

liver abscess, MRI, Ultrasound, colonoscopy

Abstract

Pyogenic liver abscess is a potentially devastating clinical entity associated with significant morbidity and mortality[1]. A myriad of causes for liver abscess have been described including intra-abdominal infections such as diverticulitis[2]. Due to a non-specific presentation, clinicians often require a high level of suspicion in their diagnosis of this condition. A handful of cases of liver abscess have been described following colonoscopy which was usually a complicated procedure or one where multiple biopsies had been taken[3,4]. The case of a patient presenting pyrexia of unknown origin one week after undergoing an uncomplicated colonoscopy in which no biopsies were taken is reported. She was ultimately diagnosed with a pyogenic liver abscess.

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    Published: 2017-04-27
    Issue: Vol. 4 No. 3 (view)

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    Rahmani G, Moran AM. Pyogenic Liver Abscess Following an Uncomplicated Colonoscopy. EJCRIM 2017;4 doi:10.12890/2017_000565.