Liver abscess in children: challenges in management

Liver abscess (LA) is an important cause of morbidity in children. 1 Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is an infrequent infection in children. Despite this, most of the (80%) pediatric hepatic abscesses are pyogenic, followed by amebic liver abscess (ALA). 2 Though most of the times, it may respond to conservative measures, the complications may be life-threatening. 3 In a study from India, the incidence of PLA has been found to be 79/100000 pediatric admissions. 4 The incidence of ALA is not clearly present in literature; however, it has been found to be endemic in certain parts of world like Thailand, India, Egypt, and South Africa. 5 Since it is common in India, we have tried to evaluate the clinical profile of pediatric liver abscess and management protocol.

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