Case Report
Published: 14 December, 2018 | Volume 2 - Issue 3 | Pages: 053-056
Liver cyst infection in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a rare but life-threatening complication. Diagnosis and treatment remain challenging. We report the case of a 64-year-old kidney transplant patient presenting with fever and abdominal pain. The diagnosis of liver cyst infection was made by positron emission tomography scan (PET/CT). Moreover, the course of our patient illustrates the interest of subsequent PET/CT during follow-up as our patient failed on antibiotherapy and required liver cyst drainage.
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ADPKD; Kidney transplant; Liver cyst infection; Treatment; CA19-9; PET/CT
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