Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders (ASGIS)(ISSN: 2582-1091)

Case Report Volume 5 Issue 12

Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Pyogenic Liver Abscess: A Case Report from Pakistan

Yumna Shahid, Raja Taha Yaseen Khan*, Ghous Bux Soomro, Hina Ismail, Syed Mudassir Laeeq, Nadir Sattar, Muhammad Qaiser Panezai, Reeaa Harjani and Nasir Hasan Luck

Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Pakistan

*Corresponding Author: Raja Taha Yaseen Khan, Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Pakistan.

Received: November 11, 2022; Published: November 25, 2022

Abstract

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated pyogenic liver Abscess is a rare entity with only a few cases reported up to date .These abscesses are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in left untreated. Here, we report to you a case of a 9 years old girl who evaluated for fever and right hypochondrial pain was diagnosed with MRSA related liver abscess.

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; Liver; Pakistan

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Citation

Citation: Raja Taha Yaseen Khan., et al. “Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Pyogenic Liver Abscess: A Case Report from Pakistan". Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 5.12 (2022): 29-31.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2022 Raja Taha Yaseen Khan., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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