Opisthorchosis liver abscesses

Abscesses of Liver

Liver Cysts and Abscesses

Ductal cysts. Choledochal cysts: a congenital dilatation of part or whole of the common bile duct. See separate article Choledochal Cysts. Cysts related to Caroli's disease: Caroli's disease is the combination of cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts and infantile polycystic kidney disease. It has autosomal recessive inheritance. It can present with fever, abdominal pain and recurren...

Liver Cysts and Abscesses

Ductal cysts. Choledochal cysts: a congenital dilatation of part or whole of the common bile duct. See separate article Choledochal Cysts. Cysts related to Caroli's disease: Caroli's disease is the combination of cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts and infantile polycystic kidney disease. It has autosomal recessive inheritance. It can present with fever, abdominal pain and recurren...

Multiple amoebic liver abscesses.

1 of 3 DESCRIPTION A 57-year-old lady presented with a 6-day history of fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation and weight loss. Her medical history included treatment with ramipril for hypertension and diverticular disease. She had been on holiday in the Dominican Republic 18 months ago and had visited Gambia a few weeks prior to admission. She had taken full malaria prophylaxis. On exam...

Multiple listerial liver abscesses.

Hepatic involvement in listeriosis is uncommon in adults. Cases previously reported include three presenting as acute hepatitis and three of listerial liver abscesses found at necropsy. We report a case of multiple listerial liver abscesses. We believe this to be the first time this diagnosis has been made in a living patient.