Tubercular liver abscess rupturing into the pleural cavity: a rare complication. (October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bansal, Mohit; Dalal, Poonam; Kadian, Yogender; Malik, Navneeti
• Is Part Of: Tropical doctor. Volume 49:Number 4(2019)
• Page Start: 320
• Page End: 322
• Publication Date: 2019-10
• Subjects: Empyema -- intercostal tube drainage -- liver abscess -- polymerase chain reaction -- tuberculosis; Tropical medicine -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing Countries -- Periodicals; Tropical Medicine -- Periodicals; Tropische geneeskunde; 616.9883
• DOI: 10.1177/0049475519864749
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0049-4755

Abstract

Liver abscesses, either pyogenic or amoebic, with or without the involvement of the pleura, are not infrequently encountered in children. Isolated tubercular liver abscess without active pulmonary, gastrointestinal or other clinical evidence of tuberculosis is, however, rare and more so its rupture into the pleura. We report a case of a 14-year-old girl who presented with a liver abscess rupturing into the pleura causing an empyema. Successful management was achieved by intercostal tube drainage and antitubercular treatment.