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Case 28. A 14-Year-Old Male Adolescent with Progressive Lethargy, Nausea, Shortness of Breath, and Weight Loss: Liver Abscess

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  1. Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan

    Pai-Jui Yeh & Hsun-Chin Chao

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  1. Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

    Yhu-Chering Huang

  2. Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children’s Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Ping-Ing Lee

  3. Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan

    Po-Yen Chen

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Yeh, PJ., Chao, HC. (2023). Case 28. A 14-Year-Old Male Adolescent with Progressive Lethargy, Nausea, Shortness of Breath, and Weight Loss: Liver Abscess. In: Huang, YC., Lee, PI., Chen, PY. (eds) Paediatric Infectious Diseases. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7276-8_28

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