Pembrolizumab-related cholangitis with multiple fatal liver abscesses after endoscopic biliary drainage: a case report and review of the literature
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DOI: 10.1007/s12328-022-01593-w
Abstract: A 60-year-old male with cStage IVB lung cancer was treated with pembrolizumab. However, after five courses of pembrolizumab, he developed pembrolizumab-related cholangitis. Imaging studies showed enlargement and diffuse wall thickening of the gallbladder and mild… read more here.
Keywords: biliary drainage; cholangitis; liver abscesses; related cholangitis ... See more keywords
Leukotoxin production by Fusobacterium necrophorum strains in relation to severity of liver abscesses in cattle.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102344
Abstract: Fusobacterium necrophorum, a Gram-negative anaerobe, is the primary etiologic agent of liver abscesses of beef cattle. The bacterium, a member of the microbial community of the rumen, travels to the liver via portal circulation to… read more here.
Keywords: leukotoxin; liver; liver abscesses; concentration ... See more keywords
Differentiation of liver abscess from liver metastasis using dual-energy spectral CT quantitative parameters.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2019.02.024
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To explore the value of single source dual-energy spectral CT quantitative parameters in differential diagnosis of liver abscess and liver metastatic tumor. METHODS Fifty-one patients with 73 liver lesions (28 liver abscesses and 45… read more here.
Keywords: liver metastases; liver abscess; quantitative parameters; abscesses liver ... See more keywords
Strongyloidiasis complicated by gram-negative bacteremia and liver abscesses
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DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01392
Abstract: A 74-year-old male with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (recent hemoglobin A1c 11%) presented in the emergency department complaining of abdominal pain and fever for two weeks. He immigrated from Cambodia in 1970 but has… read more here.
Keywords: negative bacteremia; bacteremia; liver abscesses; gram negative ... See more keywords
Effects of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product on liver abscesses, fecal microbiome, and resistome in feedlot cattle raised without antibiotics
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39181-7
Abstract: Liver abscesses in feedlot cattle form secondary to high concentrate feeds and rumen acidosis. Antimicrobial drugs are commonly included in cattle feed for prevention of liver abscesses, but concerns regarding antimicrobial resistance have increased the… read more here.
Keywords: feedlot cattle; saccharomyces cerevisiae; liver; liver abscesses ... See more keywords
[Polymicrobial liver abscesses and pleural empyema in a 40-year-old male after tooth extraction and closed periodontal treatment: A case report].
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DOI: 10.1055/a-0829-7017
Abstract: We report on a 40-year-old patient who presented with fever, right upper abdominal pain, right-sided chest pain and acute dyspnea. Imaging revealed several liver abscesses, as well as extensive right pleural empyema. Sixteen weeks previously,… read more here.
Keywords: pleural empyema; treatment; liver; report ... See more keywords
Hepatocellular carcinoma disguised as liver abscesses
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DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2018.1444252
Abstract: ABSTRACT The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is growing rapidly in the United States. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis are being increasingly recognized as known risk factors for the development of HCC. However,… read more here.
Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma; hcc; fatty liver; liver abscesses ... See more keywords
Pyogenic Liver Abscesses Caused by Acute Appendicitis: Frequency and Diagnostic and Therapeutic Recommendations.
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DOI: 10.1089/sur.2019.366
Abstract: Background: Pyogenic liver abscesses (PLA) are caused by biliary diseases or hematogenous spreading of mostly intra-abdominal infections. Liver abscesses resulted in hematogenous spreading of infections via the portal vein, such as abscesses caused by acute… read more here.
Keywords: acute appendicitis; pyogenic liver; appendicitis; abscesses caused ... See more keywords
38 Evaluation of Sorghum Phenolic Compounds for Their Antimicrobial Activities Against Liver Abscess Causing Pathogens in Feedlot Cattle
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab054.056
Abstract: Liver abscesses occur in finishing cattle fed high-grain, low-roughage diets. Cattle with abscessed livers seldom show any clinical signs and are detected only at the time of slaughter. Liver abscesses are of significant economic concern… read more here.
Keywords: evaluation sorghum; liver abscess; phenolic compounds; liver abscesses ... See more keywords
48 Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activities of Phytophenols Against Bacterial Pathogens That Cause Liver Abscesses in Feedlot Cattle
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab054.258
Abstract: Liver abscesses occur in finishing cattle fed high-grain, low-roughage diets. Cattle with abscessed livers do not show any clinical signs and are detected only at slaughter. Liver abscesses, which account for 67% of all liver… read more here.
Keywords: antimicrobial activities; liver abscesses; phytophenols bacterial; bacterial pathogens ... See more keywords
Liver abscess microbiota of feedlot steers finished in natural and traditional management programs.
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skac252
Abstract: Liver abscess etiology in feedlot steers involves escape of bacteria from the digestive tract to form a polymicrobial abscess within or on the external surface of the liver. However, little is known about effects of… read more here.
Keywords: feedlot steers; liver; managed steers; liver abscesses ... See more keywords