INSTRUCTIVE CASES
Solitary Hepatic Abscess in a Newborn Infant A
Sequel of Umbilical Vein Catheterization and Infusion
of
Hypertonic Glucose Solutions Arshad A. Tariq, M.B.B.S., Nathan Rudolph, M.B.B. Ch., Emanuel J. Levin, M.D.
SOLITARY
HEPATIC ABSCESS in the newborn period is deemed a rare entity; we have found records of 16 such instances in the English language literature. 1-6 In 2 of these, the abscess followed umbilical vein catheterization, 4.5
Case a
Report This baby boy weighing 3,940 gm was born after 43-week period of gestation. The mother had
toxemia in the last trimester. Delivery was uneventful. At 6 hours of age the blood glucose level was noted to be
Solitary Hepatic Abscess in a Newborn Infant A
Sequel of Umbilical Vein Catheterization and Infusion
of
Hypertonic Glucose Solutions Arshad A. Tariq, M.B.B.S., Nathan Rudolph, M.B.B. Ch., Emanuel J. Levin, M.D.
SOLITARY
HEPATIC ABSCESS in the newborn period is deemed a rare entity; we have found records of 16 such instances in the English language literature. 1-6 In 2 of these, the abscess followed umbilical vein catheterization, 4.5
Case a
Report This baby boy weighing 3,940 gm was born after 43-week period of gestation. The mother had
toxemia in the last trimester. Delivery was uneventful. At 6 hours of age the blood glucose level was noted to be
