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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
Specialist
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Treatment involves targeted antimicrobial therapy
- 2using antiparasitic medication such as metronidazole for amoebic abscesses or appropriate antibiotics for bacterial causes
- 3guided by the suspected or confirmed organism. Larger abscesses often require drainage
- 4performed through a needle or catheter guided by imaging
- 5to remove the pus and speed recovery. Identifying and treating any underlying source of infection
- 6such as bile duct obstruction
- 7is important to prevent recurrence.
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