Yonsei Med J.  1972 Dec;13(1):18-27. 10.3349/ymj.1972.13.1.18.

Clinical Review of Hepatic Abscess in Korea

• Kim Y
• Min JS
• Whang KC

• KMID: 687662
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.1972.13.1.18

Abstract

Since Hippocrates described hepatic abscess, numerous articles have been published and also great progress in the know1edge of this disease has been made. Korea which belongs to the temperate zone is known to be a country with a high morbidity rate for amebic dysentery and the incidence of amebic abscess of the liver is also high, as already described by Ludlow in 1923. Deulafoy (1898) reported about 100% mortality from liver abscess and Pen-en (19l4) 95%, Otschkin (17) 80%, Ochsner (16) reported 100% mortality in non operative cases and 50.9% in operative cases. With the advent of chemotherapy and specific antibiotics the mortality rate has much decreased, but it is still a problem that indiscriminate use of various antibiotics have brought changes of the clinical course and its prognosis. So the authors have reviewed its incidence, etiologic factors, clinical picture, laboratory data, X-ray findings, treatment, complications and mortality and also compared them to previous statistical reports.

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Female
Human
Korea
Liver Abscess/complications
Liver Abscess/diagnosis
Liver Abscess/epidemiology*
Liver Abscess/pathology
Male
Middle Age