Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Subhepatic Abscess Presenting as Pylorospasm in a Neonate

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2016 Feb;32(2):93-4. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000706.

Abstract

Pylorospasm can present with sonographic findings similar to hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. We present a rare case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus subhepatic abscess causing pylorospasm in a neonate.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Laparotomy
  • Liver Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Liver Abscess / microbiology
  • Liver Abscess / therapy
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Pyloric Stenosis, Hypertrophic / diagnosis*
  • Pyloric Stenosis, Hypertrophic / microbiology
  • Pyloric Stenosis, Hypertrophic / therapy
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents