Amebic liver abscess
Definition
Amebic liver abscess is a collection of pus in the liver brought on by an intestinal parasite.
Amebic liver abscess
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Amebic liver abscess
Alternate Names : Hepatic amebiasis, Extraintestinal amebiasis, Abscess - amebic liver
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Review Date: 05/30/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M.
Amebic liver abscess is caused by Entamoeba histolytica, the same organism that causes amebiasis, an intestinal infection also called amebic dysentery. The organism is carried by the blood from the intestines to the liver.
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Feldman M, Friedman LS, Sleisenger MH, eds. Amebic Liver Abscess. In: Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 7th Ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2002:1345-1346.
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Serologic tests are positive in about 95% of patients with an amebic liver abscess, in > 70% of those with active intestinal infection, and in 10% of asymptomatic carriers. Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) is the most widely used.
Symptoms of an amebic liver abscess include fever and abdominal pain on the right, just under the ribs where the liver is located.
Other abscesses: Other types of abscesses include amebic liver abscesses (collection of pus in the liver caused by the intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica), anorectal (anal or rectal) abscesses, ...
In the United States, amebic liver abscesses occur most frequently in young Hispanic adults. An amebic liver abscess can result from direct infection of the liver by E. histolytica or as a complication of intestinal amebiasis.
Metronidazole is used for infections of the small intestine, amebic liver abscesses, dysentery and trichomonas vaginal infections. It also is used to treat infections of the colon caused by the bacterium, Clostridium difficile.
If you have amebic liver abscess, after the liver infection is cured, you will probably be prescribed another drug to kill any amebas remaining in the intestines so as to prevent recurrence of the abscess.... Read more about liver abscess treatments ...
FUO in patients from the developing world include tuberculosis, typhoid, amebic liver abscesses, AIDS, and geographically restricted infections such as malaria, schistosomiasis, brucellosis, kala azar, filariasis, or Lassa fever.
 See also: Abscess, Symptom, Amebiasis, Fever, Infections
  
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