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Amoebic liver abscess
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	A 06.4
ICD-9	006.3
MeSH	D008101

A amoebic liver abscess is a type of liver abscess caused by amebiasis.

1 Clinicals
2 Diagnosis
3 Management
4 References

Clinicals

Symptoms

Pain Right Hypochondrium referred to Right shoulder
Pyrexia (100.4 F)
Profused sweating and Rigors
Loss of Weight
Earthy Complexion

Signs

Pallor
Tenderness and rigidity in right hypochondrium
Palpable Liver
Intercostal Tenderness
Basal Lung Signs

Diagnosis

Blood CP
Haemoglobin Estimation
Stools Examination (Trophozoites and Cysts)
Radiography
Aspiration Exploratory
Medical ultrasonography and CT Scanning
Sigmoidoscopy
Liver function tests
Serological Tests

Management

Metronidazole^[1] 800mg TDS for 5-10 days
Aspiration
Repeated Imaging Of Liver

Treatment must also include a lumenal amoebicide to prevent reinvasion of tissues by amoebae still in the intestines (see Amoebiasis).

References

^ Blessmann J, Binh HD, Hung DM, Tannich E, Burchard G (November 2003). "Treatment of amoebic liver abscess with metronidazole alone or in combination with ultrasound-guided needle aspiration: a comparative, prospective and randomized study". Trop. Med. Int. Health 8 (11): 1030–4. PMID 14629771. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/resolve/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=1360-2276&date=2003&volume=8&issue=11&spage=1030.

Digestive system · Digestive disease · Gastroenterology (primarily K20–K93, 530–579)

Upper GI tract

Lower GI tract:
Intestinal/
enteropathy

Small intestine/ (duodenum/jejunum/ileum)	Enteritis (Duodenitis, Jejunitis, Ileitis) — Peptic (duodenal) ulcer (Curling's ulcer) — Malabsorption: Coeliac · Tropical sprue · Blind loop syndrome · Whipple's · Short bowel syndrome · Steatorrhea · Milroy disease

Large intestine (appendix/colon)	Appendicitis · Colitis (Pseudomembranous, Ulcerative, Ischemic, Microscopic, Collagenous, Lymphocytic) · Functional colonic disease (IBS, Intestinal pseudoobstruction/Ogilvie syndrome) — Megacolon/Toxic megacolon · Diverticulitis/Diverticulosis

Large and/or small	Enterocolitis (Necrotizing) · IBD (Crohn's disease) — vascular: Abdominal angina · Mesenteric ischemia · Angiodysplasia — Bowel obstruction: Ileus · Intussusception · Volvulus · Fecal impaction — Constipation · Diarrhea (Infectious)

Rectum	Proctitis (Radiation proctitis) · Proctalgia fugax · Rectal prolapse

Anus	Anal fissure/Anal fistula · Anal abscess · Anal dysplasia · Pruritus ani

GI bleeding/BIS

Upper (Hematemesis, Melena) · Lower (Hematochezia)

Accessory

Liver	Hepatitis (Viral hepatitis, Autoimmune hepatitis, Alcoholic hepatitis) · Cirrhosis (PBC) · Fatty liver (NASH) · vascular (Hepatic veno-occlusive disease, Portal hypertension, Nutmeg liver) · Alcoholic liver disease · Liver failure (Hepatic encephalopathy, Acute liver failure) · Liver abscess (Pyogenic, Amoebic) · Hepatorenal syndrome · Peliosis hepatis

Gallbladder	Cholecystitis · Gallstones/Cholecystolithiasis · Cholesterolosis · Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses · Postcholecystectomy syndrome · Porcelain gallbladder

Bile duct/ other biliary tree	Cholangitis (PSC, Secondary sclerosing cholangitis, Ascending) · Cholestasis/Mirizzi's syndrome · Biliary fistula · Haemobilia · Gallstones/Cholelithiasis common bile duct (Choledocholithiasis, Biliary dyskinesia) · Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction

Pancreatic	Pancreatitis (Acute, Chronic, Hereditary) · Pancreatic pseudocyst · Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency · Pancreatic fistula

Abdominopelvic

Hernia	Diaphragmatic: Congenital diaphragmatic · Hiatus — Abdominal hernia: Inguinal (Indirect, Direct) · Umbilical · Incisional · Femoral — Obturator hernia · Spigelian hernia · Internal hernia

Peritoneal	Peritonitis (Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis) · Hemoperitoneum · Pneumoperitoneum

digestive system navs: anat of tract,glands,perit,diaphragm/physio/dev, noncongen/congen/congen of d+w/neoplasia, symptoms+signs/eponymous, proc

Infectious diseases - Parasitic disease: protozoan infection: Amoebozoa diseases (A06, 006)

Lobosea
(free-living)

Centramoebida	Acanthamoeba (Acanthamoeba keratitis, Cutaneous acanthamoebiasis, Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis) Balamuthia mandrillaris (Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis)

Flabellinea	Sappinia diploidea/Sappinia pedata (Sappinia amoebic encephalitis)

Conosa/Archamoebae

Entamoeba histolytica (Entamoebiasis, Amoebic dysentery, Amoebic liver abscess, Cutaneous entamoebiasis, Amoebic brain abscess) · Entamoeba gingivalis

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