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Multiple Amoebic Liver Abscesses: A Case Report [PDF]

International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2015
Amoebic liver abscess is common in tropical country, caused by a protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. It is the most common extra intestinal manifestation caused by invasion of amoeba. It is presented as fever, right hypochondria pain with tenderness and
Harish Kumar, Veer Bahadur Singh, Jatin Agrawa, Rajesh Kumar   +3 more
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Epidemiology and mortality of liver abscess in end-stage renal disease dialysis patients: Taiwan national cohort study.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Background and objectivesTo determine the incidence rates and mortality of liver abscess in ESRD patients on dialysis.Design setting participants & measurementsUsing Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, we collected data from all ESRD ...
Chon-Seng Hong, Kun-Ming Chung, Po-Chang Huang, Jhi-Joung Wang, Chun-Ming Yang, Chin-Chen Chu, Chung-Ching Chio, Fu-Lin Chang, Chih-Chiang Chien   +8 more
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A complex presentation of an uncommon disease: Gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess complicated by septic pulmonary emboli and muscle abscesses, a case report and review of the literature

IDCases, 2023
Background: Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is the most common type of visceral abscess. Its variable clinical presentation depends on patient demography, underlying conditions, causative pathogens as well as the size of the abscess.
Aseel H. Alzibdeh, Ans A. Alamami, Mohammad Adam, Muna Almaslamani, Hamad Abdel Hadi   +4 more
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[Liver abscess].

La Revue de medecine interne, 2016
Liver abscess is a rare and severe infection. Incidence increases because of aging of population, advances in liver and biliary surgery including liver transplantation, and immunodeficiency factors. Diagnosis depends mainly on imaging and needle aspiration for microbiological identification.
Rossi G., Lafont E., Gasperini, Dokmak S., Ronot M., Rossi B., Zarrouk V., Fantin B., Lefort A.   +8 more
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“Self-Referred” – A Physician’s experience of referred ear pain as a symptom of pyogenic liver abscess, a case report

Clinical Infection in Practice, 2021
Background: The presenting symptoms of liver abscess are typically non-specific, including pyrexia, right upper quadrant tenderness, nausea/vomiting and fatigue.
Michael Lockhart, Andrew Lockhart, Eoghan de Barra   +2 more
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Liver abscess in the caudate lobe caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae: a rare case report and literature review

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background K. pneumoniae liver abscess (KPLA) mostly involves the right lobe. We present a case of K. pneumoniae caudate liver abscess with invasive liver abscess syndrome (ILAS) was rarely identified.
Lingxia Cheng, Lei Li, Yongzao Liu, Wei Cheng, Guan Wang, Ping Xu   +5 more
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ASPIRATOR FOR LIVER ABSCESS. [PDF]

The Lancet, 1879
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An Interesting Case of Non-Resolving Hepatogastric Fistula – An Unseen Cause [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Hepatic tuberculosis presents one of the rare forms of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. It is usually secondary to infection in the lung or the gut. Tuberculous liver abscess is the rarer manifestation even in endemic areas of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ...
Vinay G Zanwar, Sunil V Pawar, Pravir A Gambhire, Samit S Jain, Pravin M Rathi   +4 more
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Case report: Corticosteroids as an adjunct treatment for the management of liver abscess in Papillon–Lefèvre syndrome: A report on two cases

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Papillon–Lefèvre syndrome (PLS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized clinically by palmoplantar keratoderma, periodontitis, and recurrent pyogenic infections. Liver abscess is rarely reported in patients.
Suprit Basu, Reva Tyagi, Ankur Kumar Jindal, Apurva Medha, Aaqib Zaffar Banday, Alisha Babbar, Apoorva Sharma, Rahul Mahajan, Pandiarajan Vignesh, Amit Rawat   +9 more
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Hemoptysis in ruptured amoebic liver abscess: Investigating the causality of hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm

Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences
Hemoptysis is an uncommon but important complication of amoebic liver abscess, typically occurring, when a hypobranchial fistula forms due to abscess rupture.
Simran Shakya, Monica Gupta, Pankaj Kumar, Yugam Duseja, Vaibhav Pathania   +4 more
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