Pyogenic arthritis of lumber spinal facet joints is an extremely rare condition. There are only 40 reported cases worldwide. Most cases were associated with history of paravertebral injection, which was not found in our patient. At the time of hospital admission, he had no abnormal magnetic resonance image findings. Two weeks later, he developed pyogenic facet joint arthritis associated with pa...

INTRODUCTION Papillon-Lefèvre Syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by diffuse, transgradient palmoplantar keratoderma, destructive periodontitis beginning in childhood, premature loss of primary teeth, and frequent cutaneous and systemic pyogenic infections. Pyogenic liver abscess is an uncommon presentation of the disease present in this case. CASE PRESENTATION A 16-...

m a y 2 0 0 8 , V o l . 6 6 , N o . 5 © 2008 Van Zuiden Communications B.V. All rights reserved. Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) has been and still is a life-threatening medical emergency. Newer potent antibiotics, improved critical care and advances in imaging have lowered mortality in patients with PLA. The shift from surgery to percutaneous decompression as the first-line treatment is also perc...

Liver abscesses caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are rarely reported. We report such a case in a 25-year-old man who presented with an intermittent fever. He had a history of prolonged antibiotic use for acne and skin abscesses. The liver abscess was successfully treated with percutaneous drainage and a prolonged course of linezolid. To our knowledge, thi...

To the Editor: I read with interest the recent article by Lai et al on risk of acute pancreatitis after discharge from hospitalization for pyogenic liver abscess (PLA).1 In this cohort study, the authors found that PLA was associated with an increased risk of acute pancreatitis compared to non-PLA (adjusted hazard ratio 3.00; 95% confidence interval, 2.62–3.43).1 However, the estimate may not b...

Whether patients who have undergone gastrectomy are at a high risk of developing pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) remains debatable. From the inpatient claims records of Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, we identified 33 834 patients with a history of 2000-2010 and135 336 controls without a history of gastrectomy. The 2cohorts were matched by age, sex, and admission year and fol...

Whether patients with diverticular diseases exhibit a higher risk of developing pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) remains inconclusive.From the inpatient claims in Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, we identified 54,147 patients diagnosed with diverticulosis in the 1998 to 2010 period and 216,588 controls without the disorder. The 2 cohorts were matched by age, sex, and admission ...