Amoebic liver abscess: presentation and complications

Abstract

Background Amoebic liver abscess (ALA) is the most common infl ammatory space occupying lesion of the liver. It has a highly variable presentation causing diagnostic diffi culties. Untreated, complicated ALA has high morbidity and mortality.

Audit of patients with ruptured amoebic liver abscess and outcome of surgical versus non-surgical treatment

“…Fever, abdominal pain and hepatomegaly were presenting complaints in majority of the patients with amoebic liver abscess comparable to study by Mukhopadhyay M. et al 6 Most common complications other than ruptured liver abscess was pleural effusion which is comparable to study conducted by Mukhopadhyay M. et al…”

A prospective study of ultra-sonographic and radiological profile of patients with liver abscess

“…8 Siddiqui et al reported that according to USG report 70% patients were having single abscess and the rest 30% had multiple abscesses. 6 This pattern of involvement has also been reported in previous series on ALA by Sharma et al, Mukhopadhyay et al and Ghosh et al [10][11][12] In present study, chest X-ray abnormality was more in PLA (50%) compared to ALA group (35.8%). Reports of Choudhary et al reported that chest X-ray finding were abnormal in 39% of cases and was comparable to present study findings.…”

Inguinoscrotal Swelling with Acute Abdomen: A Rare Presentation of Burst Amebic Liver Abscess

“…The reported incidence of complications of amoebic liver abscesses vary from 20%-35% in earlier and 12%-20% in more recent series [3]. Most common complications are related to rupture of the abscess into an organ or adjacent space.…”