Table 1.
Demographic, clinical features, and laboratory tests of EE-related PLA patients.
| Patient No | Age, gender | Underlying disease | Location of abscess | Number of abscesses | Size of the abscess (cm) | AST | ALT | Bil | WBC | CRP | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M/51 | None | Right lobe | Single | 7.0 | 35 | 77 | 21 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 19.8 |
| 2 | M/63 | DM, HT, MI | Right lobe | Single | 6.8 | 39 | 29 | 6 | 17.9 | 19.3 | 67.9 |
| 3 | M/41 | DM | Left lobe | Single | 4.5 | 25 | 41 | 14 | 11.2 | 368.3 | 3.3 |
| 4 | M/78 | None | Right lobe | Single | 9.0 | 475 | 466 | 86 | 18.8 | 29.8 | 59.3 |
| 5 | M/61 | None | Right lobe | Single | 4.7 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 16.7 | 125.6 | — |
| 6 | F/65 | None | Right lobe | Single | 5.0 | 45 | 49 | 8 | 34.0 | 189.7 | 59.6 |
| 7 | M/43 | DM | Right lobe | Single | 6.3 | 188 | 150 | 54 | 19.2 | — | 67.9 |
| 8 | F/72 | DM | Left lobe | Single | 7.3 | 13 | 26 | 23 | 15.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 9 | M/75 | None | Left lobe | Multiple | 6.7 | 131 | 148 | 51 | 7.6 | — | 40.0 |
| 10 | M/72 | DM | Left lobe | Single | 3.3 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 14.9 | 9.7 | — |
| 11 | M/56 | DM | Right lobe | Multiple | 3.7 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 7.4 | 0.7 | — |
| 12 | F/61 | DM | Left lobe | Multiple | 4.7 | 33 | 84 | 14 | 19.1 | 15.7 | — |
M: male; F: female; DM: diabetes mellitus; HT: hypertension; MI: myocardial infarction; AP: abdominal pain; size of the abscess, the maximum length of the abscess; Bil: total bilirubin; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine transaminase; WBCs: white blood cells; CRP: C-reactive protein; PCT: procalcitonin.