TY  - JOUR
T1  - HEpatic abscesses due to yersinia enterocolitica
AU  - RYAN ME, BURKE PJ, NOVINGER Q, SHAH NR
Y1  - 1979/09/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130090089019
JO  - American Journal of Diseases of Children
SP  - 961
EP  - 962
VL  - 133
IS  - 9
N2  - 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
SN  - 0002-922X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130090089019
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130090089019
ER  -