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  • Title: Successful switch to oral therapy with doxycycline in the case of an actinomycotic hepatic abscess.
    Author: Petrache D, Popescu GA.
    Journal: J Infect Dev Ctries; 2013 May 13; 7(5):421-3. PubMed ID: 23669433.
    Abstract:
    A 72-year-old female was admitted with the symptoms of malaise, loss of appetite, upper right quadrant pain, fever, and sweats, which had been present for last 7 days. CT-scan of the abdomen revealed a hypodense mass in the right liver lobe; histopathological examination of the biopsy specimen yielded a diagnosis of actinomycotic abscess. Treatment with intravenous ampicillin for 8 weeks followed by a course of oral doxicycline for 28 weeks resulted in the complete resolution of the abscess.
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