Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of children with PLA
| Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
| Male:female | 35:22 |
| Age (years), median | 4.5(0.7–8.4) |
| Time to diagnosis (day), median | 9(4–15) |
| Hospital stay (day), median | 22(14–31) |
| Predisposing factor, n (%) | 28 (49.1) |
| Extrahepatic infection lesion, n (%) | 24 (42.1) |
| Multiple extrahepatic infection lesions, n (%) | 14 (24.6) |
| Symptoms and signs, n (%) | |
| Fever | 51 (89.5) |
| Hepatomegaly | 18 (31.6) |
| Abdominal pain | 14 (24.6) |
| Blood tests, median | |
| WBC (10,000/μL) | 13.6 (11.7–17.4) |
| PCT (ng/mL) | 0.8 (0.2–3.2) |
| CRP (mg/L) | 85 (40–120) |
| ALT (U/L) | 22 (13–56) |
| Imaging findings | |
| Solitary, n (%) | 24 (42.1) |
| Unilateral lobar involved, n (%) | 38 (66.7) |
| Right lobe, n (%) | 31 (54.4) |
| Size (cm), median | 2.5 (1.0–5.6) |
| Defined pathogen, n (%) | 17 (29.8) |
| Ultrasound-guild aspiration, n (%) | 16 (28.1) |
| Favorable outcome, n (%) | 50 (87.7) |
| ICU admission, n (%) | 14 (24.6) |
WBC white blood cell, PCT procalcitonin, CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ALT transaminase, ICU intensive care unit