Article ; Online: Analyse des différences cliniques et radiologiques entre abcès hépatiques amibiens et à pyogènes à partir d’une étude cas-témoin.
2023 Volume 44, Issue 9, Page(s) 472–478
Abstract: Introduction: Amoebic liver abscess (ALA) is the fourth cause of mortality by parasitic infection. This study aimed to assess clinical, radiological and therapeutic characteristics of patients admitted for amoebic liver abscess compared to pyogenic ... ...
| Title translation | Clinical and radiological differences between amoebic and pyogenic liver abscess: A case-control study. |
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| Abstract | Introduction: Amoebic liver abscess (ALA) is the fourth cause of mortality by parasitic infection. This study aimed to assess clinical, radiological and therapeutic characteristics of patients admitted for amoebic liver abscess compared to pyogenic abscess in a French digestive tertiary care-centre. Material and method: The charts of patients hospitalized for a liver abscess between 2010 and 2020 were retrospectively assessed then separated in two groups: amoebic liver abscess and pyogenic liver abscess from portal underlying cause. Clinical and radiological data were collected for univariate comparison. Results: Twenty-one patients were hospitalized during the time of the study for ALA, and 21 patients for pyogenic liver abscess with a portal mechanism. All patients hospitalized for ALA lived in and/or had travelled recently in an endemic area. In comparison with patients hospitalized for pyogenic abscess, patients admitted for ALA were younger (44years old vs. 63years old, P<0.001), had less comorbidities (5% vs. 43% of patients with at least one comorbidity, P<0.01), a longer median duration of symptoms (10days vs. 3days, P=0.015), abdominal pain (86% vs. 52%, P=0.019), and a slighter leucocytosis (9600G/L vs. 15,500G/L, P=0.041) were more frequent. On the abdominal tomodensitometry, density of ALA was higher (34 vs. 25 UH, P<0.01), associated with a focal intra-hepatic biliary dilatation and less often multiloculated. Conclusion: While rare in western countries, amoebic liver abscess care should not be underestimated. The presence of a solitary liver abscess of intermediate density on computed tomography, occurring on a patient returning from an endemic zone should lead the physician to a possible diagnosis of ALA. |
| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Liver Abscess, Pyogenic/diagnosis ; Liver Abscess, Pyogenic/epidemiology ; Liver Abscess, Pyogenic/therapy ; Liver Abscess, Amebic/diagnostic imaging ; Liver Abscess, Amebic/epidemiology ; Case-Control Studies ; Retrospective Studies ; Comorbidity |
| Language | French |
| Publishing date | 2023-04-25 |
| Publishing country | France |
| Document type | English Abstract ; Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 604679-4 |
| ISSN | 1768-3122 ; 0248-8663 |
| ISSN (online) | 1768-3122 |
| ISSN | 0248-8663 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.revmed.2023.03.011 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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