TY - JOUR A2 - Kohzuki, Masahiro AU - Gaut, Daria AU - Shull, Hannah AU - Bejjani, Anthony AU - Kahn, Daniel PY - 2018 DA - 2018/05/29 TI - Hepatic Abscess in a Returning Traveler with Crohn’s Disease: Differentiating Amebic from Pyogenic Liver Abscess SP - 9593865 VL - 2018 AB - Liver abscess is a rare but serious complication of Crohn’s disease. Patients with Crohn’s disease are at risk for pyogenic liver abscesses due to immunosuppressive therapy, fistulous disease, and intraabdominal abscesses. Inflammatory bowel disease patients are also known to have a greater prevalence of amebiasis compared to the rest of the population; however, a higher incidence of amebic liver abscess has not been reported. We describe a case of a liver abscess in a patient with Crohn’s disease that was initially presumed pyogenic but later determined to be amebic in origin. Epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of amebic and pyogenic liver abscesses are discussed. SN - 1687-9627 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9593865 DO - 10.1155/2018/9593865 JF - Case Reports in Medicine PB - Hindawi KW - ER -