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A1 RYAN ME, BURKE PJ, NOVINGER Q, SHAH NR
T1 HEpatic abscesses due to yersinia enterocolitica
JF American Journal of Diseases of Children
JO American Journal of Diseases of Children
YR 1979
FD September 1
VO 133
IS 9
SP 961
OP 962
DO 10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130090089019
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130090089019
AB Infection with Yersinia enterocolitica is being reported with increasing frequency from many parts of the world. To our knowledge, Y enterocolitica has not been described as a cause of liver abscesses in children in the English literature. Adults with Y enterocolitica abscesses have been symptomatic, had underlying liver diseases, and have died.1 We describe here an infant with multiple liver abscesses caused by Y enterocolitica.Report of a Case.—A 3-month-old male infant was referred to us for evaluation of an enlarged liver. Physical examination had shown normal results 2½ weeks prior to admission. He had diarrhea one week prior to admission and had been febrile with a temperature of 38.3 °C. There had been no vomiting, bleeding, jaundice, or feeding problems. His mother noted an increase in his abdominal size for one week. Physical examination showed a pale, 5.5-kg, afebrile infant. The liver was 5 cm below the