Pyogenic liver abscess : Symptoms, Diagnosis & Tests (Liver abscess, Bacterial liver abscess)

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Pyogenic liver abscess

Alternate Names : Liver abscess, Bacterial liver abscess

Symptoms & Signs

Chalk-colored stool
Dark urine
Fever, chills
Loss of appetite
Nausea, vomiting
Pain in right upper abdomen (more common) or throughout the abdomen (less common)
Unintentional weight loss
Weakness
Yellow skin (jaundice)

Diagnosis & Tests

Tests may include:

Abdominal CT scan
Abdominal ultrasound
Blood culture for bacteria
Liver biopsy
Liver enzymes (liver function tests) and bilirubin
White blood cell count

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Review Date : 9/17/2008
Reviewed By : Linda Vorvick, MD, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M Vyas, PhD, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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