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Abdominal aseptic abscess

MedGen UID:
1368542
•Concept ID:
C4476641
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0025181

Definition

An abscess-like lesion located within the abdomen. The lesions are localized in the spleen, liver, abdominal lymph nodes. The lesions represent visceral sterile collections of mature neutrophils that do not respond to antibiotics but regress quickly when treated with corticosteroids, but relapses occur frequently. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbdominal aseptic abscess

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Symptoms and Management of Aseptic Liver Abscesses.
Hafner S, Seufferlein T, Kleger A, Müller M
Z Gastroenterol 2024 Feb;62(2):208-217. Epub 2023 Oct 12 doi: 10.1055/a-2075-5082. PMID: 37827501
Acetabular defect management and revision arthroplasty via the direct anterior approach.
Holzapfel BM, Corten K, Goldberg T, Rudert M, Nogler M, Moskal J, Thaler M
Oper Orthop Traumatol 2022 Jun;34(3):203-217. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.1007/s00064-022-00767-6. PMID: 35680676

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Symptoms and Management of Aseptic Liver Abscesses.
Hafner S, Seufferlein T, Kleger A, Müller M
Z Gastroenterol 2024 Feb;62(2):208-217. Epub 2023 Oct 12 doi: 10.1055/a-2075-5082. PMID: 37827501
Acetabular defect management and revision arthroplasty via the direct anterior approach.
Holzapfel BM, Corten K, Goldberg T, Rudert M, Nogler M, Moskal J, Thaler M
Oper Orthop Traumatol 2022 Jun;34(3):203-217. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.1007/s00064-022-00767-6. PMID: 35680676
Impact of Bedside Tracheostomy on Procalcitonin Kinetics in Critically Ill Patients.
Sato K, Okajima M, Noda T, Taniguchi T
J Intensive Care Med 2019 Mar;34(3):245-251. Epub 2017 Mar 1 doi: 10.1177/0885066617696845. PMID: 28594588
Aseptic Abscesses and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Two Cases and Review of Literature.
Bollegala N, Khan R, Scaffidi MA, Al-Mazroui A, Tessolini J, Showler A, Colak E, Grover SC
Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017;2017:5124354. Epub 2017 Feb 6 doi: 10.1155/2017/5124354. PMID: 28265555Free PMC Article
Retained surgical sponges: what the practicing clinician should know.
Sakorafas GH, Sampanis D, Lappas C, Papantoni E, Christodoulou S, Mastoraki A, Safioleas M
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2010 Nov;395(8):1001-7. Epub 2010 Jul 22 doi: 10.1007/s00423-010-0684-4. PMID: 20652587

Diagnosis

Symptoms and Management of Aseptic Liver Abscesses.
Hafner S, Seufferlein T, Kleger A, Müller M
Z Gastroenterol 2024 Feb;62(2):208-217. Epub 2023 Oct 12 doi: 10.1055/a-2075-5082. PMID: 37827501
Aseptic Abscess Syndrome in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient.
Owczarczyk-Saczonek A, Kasprowicz-Furmańczyk M, Kuna J, Klimek P, Krajewska-Włodarczyk M
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Sep 27;58(10) doi: 10.3390/medicina58101354. PMID: 36295515Free PMC Article
Aseptic abscess syndrome.
Fillman H, Riquelme P, Sullivan PD, Mansoor AM
BMJ Case Rep 2020 Oct 29;13(10) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-236437. PMID: 33122231Free PMC Article
Retained surgical sponges: what the practicing clinician should know.
Sakorafas GH, Sampanis D, Lappas C, Papantoni E, Christodoulou S, Mastoraki A, Safioleas M
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2010 Nov;395(8):1001-7. Epub 2010 Jul 22 doi: 10.1007/s00423-010-0684-4. PMID: 20652587
Abdominal retained surgical sponges: CT appearance.
Kalovidouris A, Kehagias D, Moulopoulos L, Gouliamos A, Pentea S, Vlahos L
Eur Radiol 1999;9(7):1407-10. doi: 10.1007/s003300050858. PMID: 10460384

Therapy

Symptoms and Management of Aseptic Liver Abscesses.
Hafner S, Seufferlein T, Kleger A, Müller M
Z Gastroenterol 2024 Feb;62(2):208-217. Epub 2023 Oct 12 doi: 10.1055/a-2075-5082. PMID: 37827501
Aseptic Abscess Syndrome in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient.
Owczarczyk-Saczonek A, Kasprowicz-Furmańczyk M, Kuna J, Klimek P, Krajewska-Włodarczyk M
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Sep 27;58(10) doi: 10.3390/medicina58101354. PMID: 36295515Free PMC Article
Aseptic abscess syndrome.
Fillman H, Riquelme P, Sullivan PD, Mansoor AM
BMJ Case Rep 2020 Oct 29;13(10) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-236437. PMID: 33122231Free PMC Article
Aseptic Splenic Abscess and Sweet Syndrome.
Johnson K, Sadik K
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2016 May 1;116(5):330. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2016.070. PMID: 27111793
Aseptic abscesses: a study of 30 patients with or without inflammatory bowel disease and review of the literature.
André MFJ, Piette JC, Kémény JL, Ninet J, Jego P, Delèvaux I, Wechsler B, Weiller PJ, Francès C, Blétry O, Wismans PJ, Rousset H, Colombel JF, Aumaître O; and the French Study Group on Aseptic Abscesses
Medicine (Baltimore) 2007 May;86(3):145-161. doi: 10.1097/md.0b013e18064f9f3. PMID: 17505254

Prognosis

Huge uterine abscess after myomectomy: A case report.
Wen B, Yu X, Yin Y, Zhao R, Liu Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 Jan 26;103(4):e37009. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000037009. PMID: 38277573Free PMC Article
Symptoms and Management of Aseptic Liver Abscesses.
Hafner S, Seufferlein T, Kleger A, Müller M
Z Gastroenterol 2024 Feb;62(2):208-217. Epub 2023 Oct 12 doi: 10.1055/a-2075-5082. PMID: 37827501
Splenic abscesses as a first manifestation of Crohn's disease: a case report.
Bavaro DF, Ingravallo G, Signorile F, Fortarezza F, Di Gennaro F, Angarano G, Saracino A
BMC Gastroenterol 2019 Aug 15;19(1):144. doi: 10.1186/s12876-019-1066-1. PMID: 31416435Free PMC Article
Impact of Bedside Tracheostomy on Procalcitonin Kinetics in Critically Ill Patients.
Sato K, Okajima M, Noda T, Taniguchi T
J Intensive Care Med 2019 Mar;34(3):245-251. Epub 2017 Mar 1 doi: 10.1177/0885066617696845. PMID: 28594588
Aseptic mesenteric lymph node abscesses. In search of an answer. A new entity?
Brătucu E, Lazar A, Marincaş M, Daha C, Zurac S
Chirurgia (Bucur) 2013 Mar-Apr;108(2):152-60. PMID: 23618562

Clinical prediction guides

Presence of Phlebitis in Aseptic Nasal Septal Abscess Complicated with Ulcerative Colitis; Possible Association with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Case Report.
Ishikawa T, Suzuki J, Shirai T, Koizumi S, Tsuchiya Y, Hishinuma K, Nakamura Y, Katori Y
Tohoku J Exp Med 2022 Aug 5;258(1):29-34. Epub 2022 Jun 30 doi: 10.1620/tjem.2022.J053. PMID: 35768225
Acetabular defect management and revision arthroplasty via the direct anterior approach.
Holzapfel BM, Corten K, Goldberg T, Rudert M, Nogler M, Moskal J, Thaler M
Oper Orthop Traumatol 2022 Jun;34(3):203-217. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.1007/s00064-022-00767-6. PMID: 35680676
Impact of Bedside Tracheostomy on Procalcitonin Kinetics in Critically Ill Patients.
Sato K, Okajima M, Noda T, Taniguchi T
J Intensive Care Med 2019 Mar;34(3):245-251. Epub 2017 Mar 1 doi: 10.1177/0885066617696845. PMID: 28594588
Relaparotomy after initial surgery in obstetric and gynecologic operations: analysis of 113 cases.
Sak ME, Turgut A, Evsen MS, Soydinc HE, Ozler A, Sak S, Gul T
Ginekol Pol 2012 Jun;83(6):429-32. PMID: 22880462
F-18 FDG-PET/CT in aseptic abscesses with recurrent febrile abdominal pain.
Guettrot-Imbert G, Haroche J, Grimon G, Charlotte F, Ninet J, Possenti S, Kelly A, Amoura Z, Aumaître O, André M
Scand J Gastroenterol 2011 May;46(5):577-82. Epub 2010 Nov 30 doi: 10.3109/00365521.2010.539254. PMID: 21114433

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