liver abscess/diarrhea

Klebsiella pneumoniae (K.pneumoniae) is a known cause of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) in the absence of hepatobiliary disease. In settings of hepatic infection, it has also been known to cause disseminated infections including meningitis and endopthalmitis. Several groups of patients are

All 69 patients with amebic liver abscess that we treated in 1981-1992 were studied retrospectively. Men predominated by a 10:1 ratio. Of our 227 patients with amebiasis, some 30% yearly had liver involvement. The incidence peaked in 1988, decreasing later but increasing again in 1992. Most patients

In order to know the incidence and epidemiologic features of the Amebic Hepatic Abscess we realized this study in the medicine service. 86.67% were males, the average age was 41.38 +/- 18.60 years old being more frequent between 30 and 69 years old (74.48%). The more affected were farmers (60%),

BACKGROUND Amebic liver abscess is the most common form of extraintestinal amebiasis. Although the parasite enters the liver via the portal vein after invading large bowel mucosa, only 15% to 30% of patients have diarrhea. This study was done to evaluate colonic involvement in patients with amebic

BACKGROUND The frequency of colonic involvement in patients with amebic liver abscess has not been studied in detail. The factors influencing colonic involvement also are unknown. METHODS Seventy-one patients with amebic liver abscess were studied. Colonoscopy was performed in all

A 64-year-old man presented with diarrhea, fever, and disturbance of consciousness; he was subsequently diagnosed with acute renal and hepatic disorder. Abdominal computed tomography identified a gas-forming liver abscess, and the patient underwent emergency drainage. However, his condition did not

A 49-year-old male who had been diagnosed as having amebic liver abscess when he was 32-year-old was admitted to our hospital with fever and watery diarrhea. Ultrasonography and CT examination demonstrated a solitary abscess in the right lobe of the liver. Cysts of Entamoeba histolytica were

We describe a case of severe Salmonella O9 HG sepsis with a mass in the liver, which was diagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by autopsy of the liver. The patient was a 67-year-old man with chronic high blood pressure. In addition, he was an alcoholic and had been drinking every day for many

CONCLUSIONS Amoebiasis by Entamoeba histolytica is a major public health problem in developing countries and leads to several thousand deaths per year. The parasite invades the intestine (provoking diarrhea and dysentery) and the liver, where it forms abscesses (amoebic liver abscesses [ALAs]). The

A forty-eight year-old man complained of upper abdominal pain and diarrhea with mucinous bloody stool. He had not been abroad. Except high fever, anemia, leukocytosis and elevated rate of erythrocyte sedimentation, laboratory findings were not abnormal. Gastrofiberscopy showed the protrusion of

Recent immigration trends have resulted in an increased prevalence of amebic hepatic abscesses in southern states and in many northern American cities. Because amebic hepatic abscesses generally do not require drainage, differentiation from pyogenic hepatic abscesses is important. We, therefore,

Liver abscess is an emergent public health burden with considerable morbidity. Its prevalence varies from country to country. This prospective study was carried out in the Department of Medicine, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh and Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital, Barishal,

A case with multiple liver abscess accompanied by massive portal venous gas is reported. A 61-yr-old male was admitted because of left lower abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea. Abdominal x-ray examination demonstrated multiple branching lucencies in the liver. Computed tomography revealed multiple

A 26-year-old man was admitted to hospital with asthenia, weight loss, right upper quadrant abdominal pain, diarrhea without blood, and fever. Abdominal ultrasonography showed multiple hypoechoic areas in the left hepatic lobe. On abdominal CT, multiple hypodense areas without contrast capture were