Table 1 Summarize demohraphic information, immune status, presumable port of entry, management and outcome of patients with liver abscess due to aspergilus spp.
Demographic Characteristics (n = 21) | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | Â |
 Male | 12 (57.1%) |
 Female | 8 (38.1%) |
 Not reported | 1 (4.8%) |
Age (years) | Â |
  ≤ 18 | 5 (23.8%) |
 19–64 | 14 (66.7%) |
  ≥ 65 | 2 (9.5%) |
Immune Status | Â |
Immunosuppressed | 18 (85.7%) |
 Aplastic anemia | 4 (22.2%) |
 Inherited immune deficiencies | 3 (16.7%) |
 Lymphoma/Leukemia | 3 (16.7%) |
 Organ transplant | 3 (16.7%) |
 AIDS | 2 (11.1%) |
Immunocompetent | 3 (14.3%) |
Presumed Port of Entry | Â |
Cryptogenic (unknown) | 9 (42.9%) |
Hematogenous spread from the lungs | 6 (28.6%) |
Portal entry from GI tract | 4 (19.0%) |
Contiguous Spread | 2 (9.5%) |
Imaging | Â |
CT scan of the abdomen | 17 (80.9%) |
 Single abscess | 10 (58.8%) |
 Multiple abscesses | 7 (41.2%) |
Ultrasound | 9 (42.9%) |
MRI | 1 (4.8%) |
Empiric therapy | Â |
Reported | 20 (95.24%) |
 Inadequate | 12 (60.0%) |
 Adequate | 8 (40.0%) |
Definite Therapy | Â |
Combination (Medical + Procedure) | 11 (52.4%) |
Medical management only | 8 (38.1%) |
Procedure management only | 2 (9.5%) |
Outcome | Â |
Recovered | 13 (61.9%) |
Death | 8 (38.1%) |