Liver abscess as a atypical presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2023 Jun;115(6):338. doi: 10.17235/reed.2022.9235/2022.

Abstract

We present the case of a 64-year-old male with a history of chronic liver disease due to hepatitis C virus, with a sustained viral response after oral antiviral treatment and without follow-up for 5 years. He was admitted after a one-month history of constitutional symptoms, low-grade fever, abdominal pain and a palpable epigastric tumor. Analysis showed marked elevation of acute phase reactants (48,000 leukocytes and C-reactive protein of 19mg/dl) and dissociated cholestasis. Two lesions were identified by abdominal CT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / complications
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hepatitis C* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Liver Abscess* / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Abscess* / etiology
  • Liver Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents