Abstract

BRENES-ROJAS, Yazmín; CALVO-LON, Jorge  and  CARVAJAL-VALDY, Gabriel. Point of care ultrasound diagnostic: a case report of a hepatic abscessPoint-of-care ultrasound diagnosic: a case report of a hepatic abscess. Acta méd. costarric [online]. 2021, vol.63, n.3, pp.178-182. ISSN 0001-6002.  http://dx.doi.org/10.51481/amc.v63i3.1205.

Point of care Ultrasound is a diagnostic tool that has gained relevance in the hospital and outpatient setting, as it is a non-invasive study that allows direct correlation of clinical findings and the signs and symptoms that the patient presents. The objective of this paper is to show its clinical utility evident as applied to a female patient who had persistant bacteremia, in which the site of infection was identified through ultrasound evaluation. We present a clinical case whose diagnosis of hepatic abscess was possible by the use of ecography and shows its usefullness as an extension of specialized medical evaluation by showing a favorable experience of its correct use in a complex case. We present a clinical case in which the diagnosis of a clinically unsuspected liver abscess was obtained using this tool.

Keywords : Hepatic abscess; diagnostic imaging; ultrasonography; anti-bacterial agents; internal medicine.

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