Liver abscess in patients with thalassaemia: case series and a mini-review of the literature

Abstract

Management of liver abscesses in patients with thalassaemia is a challenge due to difficult venous access, other organ dysfunction, diabetes mellitus and etc. Here we report four thalassaemia patients with liver abscess where three of them had presented repeatedly with liver abscesses and three of them developed Covid-19 infection as well followed by a mini review of previously reported cases.