CASE REPORT article
Front. Med.
Sec. Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1620317
This article is part of the Research TopicAdvances in Intra-Abdominal InfectionView all 5 articles
Percutaneous Catheter Drainage in the Treatment of Amebic Liver Abscess with Syphilis Infections: A case study and literature review
Provisionally accepted
- 1Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
- 2National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei City, Taiwan
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Introduction: Amebic liver abscesses (ALA) result from Entamoeba histolytica, a protozoan parasite transmitted through contaminated food or water. Diagnosis relies on imaging and serology, and treatment typically involves antibiotics such as metronidazole.Case presentation: Herein, we present a case of a 47-year-old man who presented Hepatitis B virus and syphilis infections during admission. Lab tests and computed tomography scan revealed a liver abscess. Percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) was done initiated on the day of admission. Positive amebiasis titers confirmed ALA. Although culture of purulent material from the abscess later showed no bacterial growth, ceftriaxone and metronidazole were kept empirically as well. The patient was discharged in stable clinical condition and the drainage tube was removed two weeks after discharge.Our case demonstrated a scenario in which continuous PCD was initiated with traditional medical treatment in risk group in ALA and PCD complication. The symptoms were successfully relieved, and he recovered well without any complications.
Keywords: Percutaneous catheter drainage, Liver abscesses, multiple infected, Syphilis, Amebic abscess
Received: 29 Apr 2025; Accepted: 21 Jul 2025.
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* Correspondence: Yu-Shan Hsieh, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei City, Taiwan
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