Multiple liver abscesses in an adolescent with sickle cell disease, a rare manifestation: A case report

Fabri, Laetitia;Ramboux, Alice;Bouche, Arthur;Chatzis, Olga;Brichard, Bénédicte;et.al.
(2025) Journal of Clinical Images and Medical Case Reports — Vol. 6 (2025)

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  • Fabri, LaetitiaUCLouvain
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  • Ramboux, AliceUCLouvain
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  • Bouche, Arthur
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  • Chatzis, OlgaUCLouvain
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  • Van Der Linden, DimitriUCLouvain
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  • Col, GabrielleUCLouvain
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  • De Ville De Goyet, MaëlleUCLouvain
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  • Kerger, PaulineUCLouvain
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  • Van Damme, Anorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Davila Levy, GabrielUCLouvain
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  • Brichard, BénédicteUCLouvain
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Abstract
A 15-year-old boy with sickle cell disease presented with acute right upper quadrant pain and was diagnosed with multiple liver abscesses. A Streptococcus anginosus was identified from the cyst puncture. Fewer than ten cases of this complication have been reported in children with sickle cell disease.
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Fabri, L., Ramboux, A., Bouche, A., Chatzis, O., Van Der Linden, D., Kalenga Mpoyi, J., Col, G., De Ville De Goyet, M., Kerger, P., Van Damme, A., Davila Levy, G., & Brichard, B. (2025). Multiple liver abscesses in an adolescent with sickle cell disease, a rare manifestation: A case report. Journal of Clinical Images and Medical Case Reports, 6. https://doi.org/10.52768/2766-7820/3732 (Original work published 2025)