Journals / Kocatepe Tıp Dergisi / 2026 / Cilt: 27 Sayı: 3

A RARE CASE IN A NEWBORN: LIVER ABSCESS

YENİDOĞANDA NADİR BİR OLGU: KARACİĞER APSESİ

Osman Yiğitoğlu(NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MERAM TIP FAKÜLTESİ, MERAM TIP PR.)0009-0007-3508-5234
Şule Berra Gültekin Durmaz(NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MERAM TIP FAKÜLTESİ, MERAM TIP PR.)0009-0005-3892-5847
Nuriye Emiroğlu(NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MERAM TIP FAKÜLTESİ, MERAM TIP PR.)0000-0003-2444-4725
Hüseyin Altunhan(NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MERAM TIP FAKÜLTESİ, MERAM TIP PR.)0000-0003-0264-8671
Pages
416–418
Publication Date
2026-07-20
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In the present case, liver abscess was diagnosed as the etiology of resistant sepsis in the patient who was followed up in the neonatal intensive care unit after umbilical catheter insertion due to prematurity and respiratory distress, and completed recovery was achieved with appropriate treatment.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Neonatal sepsis is an important cause of neurologic sequelae and neonatal mortality.
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Key Findings & Data:Liver abscess is also a cause of sepsis and is a rare clinical entity that is difficult to diagnose and treat in the newborn phase While prematurity and sepsis are frequently the underlying causes, umbilical catheterization is also an important factor that should be ruled out.
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Conclusion & Impact:In the present case, liver abscess was diagnosed as the etiology of resistant sepsis in the patient who was followed up in the neonatal intensive care unit after umbilical catheter insertion due to prematurity and respiratory distress, and completed recovery was achieved with appropriate treatment.
🔬Design:Olgu Sunumu
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Yenidoğan · Sepsis · Karaciğer Apsesi

Abstract

Neonatal sepsis is an important cause of neurologic sequelae and neonatal mortality. Liver abscess is also a cause of sepsis and is a rare clinical entity that is difficult to diagnose and treat in the newborn phase While prematurity and sepsis are frequently the underlying causes, umbilical catheterization is also an important factor that should be ruled out. Ultrasonography (USG) plays an important role in diagnosis but Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can also be used. Treatment involves draining the abscess and administering appropriate antibiotics. In the present case, liver abscess was diagnosed as the etiology of resistant sepsis in the patient who was followed up in the neonatal intensive care unit after umbilical catheter insertion due to prematurity and respiratory distress, and completed recovery was achieved with appropriate treatment.

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Yenidoğan sepsisi taburculuk sonrası nörolojik sekellerin ve yenidoğandaki ölümlerin en önemli sebeplerindendir. Karaciğer apsesi de bir sepsis nedeni olup yenidoğanda nadir görülen, tanısı ve yönetilmesi zor bir kliniktir. Altta yatan neden sıklıkla prematürite ve sepsis olmakla birlikte umblikal kateterizasyon da ekarte edilmesi gereken önemli bir nedendir. Tanıda ultrasonografi (USG) önemli bir yer alır fakat bilgisayarlı tomografi (BT) ve manyetik rezonans (MR) da kullanılabilir. Tedavisi ise apsenin drene edilmesi ve uygun antibiyotik verilmesi şeklindedir. Sunulan olgumuzda prematürite ve solunum sıkıntısı nedeni ile umblikal kateter takılıp yenidoğan yoğun bakım ünitesinde takip edilen hastada, dirençli sepsis tablosu gelişmesi üzerine etyolojide karaciğer apsesi tespit edilerek uygun tedavi ile tam iyileşme sağlanmıştır.

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Yiğitoğlu, O., Durmaz, Ş. B. G., Emiroğlu, N., Altunhan, H. (2026). A RARE CASE IN A NEWBORN: LIVER ABSCESS. Kocatepe Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 27 Sayı: 3, 416–418. https://doi.org/10.18229/kocatepetip.1577227

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