Amoebic liver abscess

Amoebic hepatic abscess
Gross pathology of liver containing amoebic abscess
SpecialtyInfectious diseases 

A amoebic liver abscess is a type of liver abscess caused by amebiasis.[1] It is the involvement of liver tissue by trophozoites of the organism Entamoeba histolytica and of its abscess due to necrosis.

  1. ^ Nespola, Benoît; Betz, Valérie; Brunet, Julie; Gagnard, Jean-Charles; Krummel, Yves; Hansmann, Yves; Hannedouche, Thierry; Christmann, Daniel; Pfaff, Alexander W.; Filisetti, Denis; Pesson, Bernard; Abou-Bacar, Ahmed; Candolfi, Ermanno (2015). "First case of amebic liver abscess 22 years after the first occurrence". Parasite. 22: 20. doi:10.1051/parasite/2015020. PMC 4472968. PMID 26088504.
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