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Liver Abscess
Hepatology · Digestive & Gastrointestinal
Severe
Severity
Uncommon overall but notably more frequent in India due to the amoebic form linked to sanitation conditions
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Hepatology
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Amoebic liver abscess is caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica
- 2typically acquired through ingestion of contaminated food or water and travelling from the intestines to the liver via the bloodstream. Bacterial liver abscess can result from infections of the bile ducts
- 3spread of infection from the abdomen such as appendicitis or diverticulitis
- 4or bloodstream infection from another site in the body. Risk factors include poor sanitation and hygiene for amoebic infection
- 5and diabetes
- 6biliary tract disease
- 7or a weakened immune system for bacterial causes.
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