Recurrent Purulent Triaditis in a Patient with Congenital X‐linked Agammagiobullnemia

BETTY B. WRAY, HENRY M. MIDDLETON, LUTHER R. MILLS, DAVID T. PLAXICO, LUTHER B. OTKEN

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Abstract

A patient with congenital x‐linked agammaglobulinemia, who had two separate episodes of an apparent bacterial purulent hepatic triaditis in the absence of any known local predisposing factors, is presented. These episodes may reflect the increased susceptibility of an immunodeficient patient to bacterial infections. This case demonstrates the need to consider hepatic involvement in the work‐up of fevers of undetermined origin in immunodeficient patients, even in the absence of any radiologic or sonographic evidence of mechanical biliary tract obstruction.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)140-143
Number of pages4
JournalThe American Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume75
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1981
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hepatology
  • Gastroenterology

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