PMID: 8606631Mar 1, 1996Paper

Pyogenic liver abscess. Changes in etiology, management, and outcome

Medicine
R K Seeto, D C Rockey

Abstract

Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is an important entity with a changing clinical spectrum and may be more prevalent than previously reported. PLA remains most common in older patients, although we found a trend in age range downward. In contrast to earlier reports, PLA affected male and female patients with equal frequency. The most common known cause of PLA remains biliary tract disease, but the majority of patients with PLA were those in whom no underlying cause of PLA could be identified. Single PLA was more common than multiple PLA regardless of etiology. The clinical presentation of patients with PLA ia nonspecific and emphasizes the fact that a high index of suspicion is often required to make the diagnosis. Jaundice and a markedly elevated alkaline phosphatase are clues to the possibility of biliary tract involvement, but may not distinguish patients with liver abscess from those with other hepatic processes. While plain chest and abdominal X-rays were often abnormal and may point to the right upper quadrant as a source of abnormality, ultrasound (US) and abdominal computed tomography (CT) play a central role in this disease. Not only are they often paramount in elucidating the diagnosis of PLA, but US and CT are critical be...Continue Reading

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