| Liver abscess | |
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | K75.0 |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 572.0 |
| DiseasesDB | 22094 |
| eMedicine | med/1316 |
| MeSH | [1] |
A liver abscess is a pus-filled mass inside or attached to the liver. Common causes are an abdominal infection such as appendicitis or diverticulitis. With treatment, the death rate is 10-30%.[1]
Types
There are three major forms of liver abscess, classified by etiology:
- Pyogenic liver abscess, which is most often polymicrobial, accounts for 80% of hepatic abscess cases in the United States.
- Amoebic liver abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica accounts for 10% of cases.
- Fungal abscess, most often due to Candida species, accounts for less than 10% of cases.
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