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. 2021 Jul 22;2(4):e12508.
doi: 10.1002/emp2.12508. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Mild hepatomegaly in a 14-year-old boy

Nicole E Kozar  1 , Courtney E Nelson  2 , Magdy W Attia  1
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Mild hepatomegaly in a 14-year-old boy

Nicole E Kozar et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .
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FIGURE 1
Computed tomography demonstrating hepatomegaly and a large heterogeneous, hyperechoic focal lesion in the posterior right lobe of the liver concerning for hepatic abscess
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