forms of liver abscess, classified by cause: Pyogenic liver abscess, which is most often polymicrobial, accounts for 80% of hepatic abscess cases in the...

A pyogenic liver abscess is a type of liver abscess caused by bacteria. Fever Lethargy Discomfort in right upper quadrant of abdomen Anorexia Enlarged...

result of the bacterial pigment pyocyanin that it produces. Amoebic abscesses of the liver produce brownish pus, which is described as looking like "anchovy...

often from an abscess. In one series of 51 cases of Strep milleri group bacteremia, 6 were associated with abscesses. Pyogenic liver abscess is associated...

A amoebic liver abscess is a type of liver abscess caused by amebiasis. It is the involvement of liver tissue by trophozoites of the organism Entamoeba...

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD), also called alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD), is a term that encompasses the liver manifestations of alcohol overconsumption...

dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the name adopted in 2023 for the condition previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This...

Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease, is the impaired liver function caused by the formation of scar...

S2CID 26219248. Zhao, Ze-Hua; Fan, Yu-Chen; Wang, Kai (June 2022). "Pyogenic Liver Abscess Caused by Staphylococcus hominis: A Case Report". Infectious Microbes...

Fatty liver disease (FLD), also known as hepatic steatosis and steatotic liver disease (SLD), is a condition where excess fat builds up in the liver. Often...

Glandular fever (Infectious mononucleosis) Hepatitis (A, B, C) Liver abscess (pyogenic abscess) Malaria Amoeba infections Hydatid cyst Leptospirosis Actinomycosis...

liver fibrosis. Bacterial infection of the liver commonly results in pyogenic liver abscesses, acute hepatitis, or granulomatous (or chronic) liver disease...

Anorectal abscess (also known as an anal/rectal abscess or perianal/perirectal abscess) is an abscess adjacent to the anus. Most cases of perianal abscesses are...

be recommended. Probiotics are of unclear value. Complications such as abscess formation, fistula formation, and perforation of the colon may require...

Liver failure is the inability of the liver to perform its normal synthetic and metabolic functions as part of normal physiology. Two forms are recognised...

Acute liver failure is the appearance of severe complications rapidly after the first signs (such as jaundice) of liver disease, and indicates that the...

inflamed liver, such as one affected by alcohol or viral hepatitis.: 947–958  Liver abscesses are often acute conditions, with common causes being pyogenic and...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer in adults and is currently the most common cause of death in people with...

the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder). Digestion involves the breakdown of food into smaller...

death. Chronic biliary obstruction may cause jaundice, itchiness, liver abscesses, and cirrhosis, particularly at the left lobe segment 3, and can eventually...

liver, is a condition defined as an acute liver injury caused by insufficient blood flow (and consequently insufficient oxygen delivery) to the liver...

Cholestasis is a condition where the flow of bile from the liver to the duodenum is impaired. The two basic distinctions are: obstructive type of cholestasis...

should be used as little as possible, it is necessary to address some abscesses, certain bowel obstructions, and cancers. Checking for bowel cancer via...

liver. It results from a slow, progressive destruction of the small bile ducts of the liver, causing bile and other toxins to build up in the liver,...

hepatopathy, is liver dysfunction due to venous congestion, usually due to congestive heart failure. The gross pathological appearance of a liver affected by...

a population suffering from pyogenic liver abscess SPINA-GD correlated to markers of malnutrition, inflammation and liver failure. A study on subjects...

cholangitis).[citation needed] Unusual cases of liver abscesses due to clonorchiasis have been reported. Liver abscesses may be seen even without dilatation of...

fatty liver disease, characterized by inflammation of the liver with concurrent fat accumulation in liver. Mere deposition of fat in the liver is termed...

becomes blocked, an abscess can form which can eventually extend to the skin surface. The tract formed by this process is a fistula. Abscesses can recur if the...

[when?] In 400 BC Hippocrates mentioned liver abscess in aphorisms. Roman anatomist Galen thought the liver was the principal organ of the body. He also...