Pyogenic liver abscess and Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome: not a rare association

Pediatrics. 2003 Jan;111(1):e85-8. doi: 10.1542/peds.111.1.e85.

Abstract

Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive disease comprising palmoplantar keratoderma and periodontitis. Pyogenic liver abscess is an increasingly recognized complication. We report a new case of this association and review the current literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Liver Abscess / complications
  • Liver Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Papillon-Lefevre Disease / complications
  • Papillon-Lefevre Disease / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / complications
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed