PERINEPHRIC ABSCESS (PRESENTING AS ABDOMINAL-PAIN) DUE TO LISTERIA-MONOCYTOGENES

Authors
GOMBER S REVATHI G KRISHNA A GUPTA A
Citation
S. Gomber et al., PERINEPHRIC ABSCESS (PRESENTING AS ABDOMINAL-PAIN) DUE TO LISTERIA-MONOCYTOGENES, Annals of tropical paediatrics, 18(1), 1998, pp. 61-62
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Tropical Medicine
Journal title
Annals of tropical paediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
02724936
Volume
18
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
61 - 62
Database
ISI
SICI code
0272-4936(1998)18:1<61:PA(AAD>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A 5-year-old malnourished child was admitted with a 1-week history of paroxysmal abdominal pain. Evaluation finally revealed a left-sided pe rinephric abscess caused by Listeria monocytogenes. The child was succ essfully treated by drainage of the abscess and antibiotic therapy. Re nal abscess should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of ab dominal pain, and Listeria, an unusual pathogen, should be considered as a possible aetiology.