Liver Abscess (definition)

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ψ ψ	Liver Abscess, Pyogenic

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Definition: Single or multiple areas of PUS due to bacterial infection within the hepatic parenchyma. It can be caused by a variety of BACTERIA, local or disseminated from infections elsewhere such as in APPENDICITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; PERITONITIS; and after LIVER TRANSPLANTATION.

coordinate IM with specific organism infection term (IM)

Other names Pyogenic Liver Abscesses; Pyogenic Hepatic Abscesses; Liver Abscesses, Pyogenic; Hepatic Abscesses, Pyogenic; Hepatic Abscess, Pyogenic; Abscesses, Pyogenic Liver; Abscesses, Pyogenic Hepatic; Abscess, Pyogenic Liver; Abscess, Pyogenic Hepatic; Pyogenic Liver Abscess; Pyogenic Hepatic Abscess

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Liver Abscess, Pyogenic