Liver abscess

Liver abscess
Liver abscess on axial CT image: a hypodense lesion in the liver with peripherally enhancement.
Classification and external resources
Specialty	gastroenterology
ICD-10	K75.0
ICD-9-CM	572.0
DiseasesDB	22094
MedlinePlus	000261
eMedicine	med/1316
MeSH	D008100
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A liver abscess is a pus-filled mass inside the liver. Common causes are abdominal infections such as appendicitis or diverticulitis due to haematogenous spread through the portal vein.

There are three major forms of liver abscess, classified by etiology:

Major bacterial causes of liver abscess include the following:

However, as noted above, many cases are polymicrobial.

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