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Possible Causes For Liver abscess - Causes
- Trauma Causes
Penetrating abdominal trauma
Stabbing/penetrating wounds- Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)
Amebiasis/Endameba histiolytica
Anaerobic bacterial infections
Fascioliasis/liver fluke
Actinomycosis, cervicofacial
Actinomycosis, thoracic
Amebic abscess, liver
Actinomycosis, abdominal- Infected organ, Abscesses
Appendicitis
Appendix abscess
Cholecystitis, acute
Endocarditis, infective
Endocarditis, right heart
Peritonitis, acute
Abscess, liver
Cholangitis, ascending
Diverticulitis, colon
Gallbladder empyema
Perinephric abscess
Pylephlebitis
Subhepatic/gallbladder bed abscess- Neoplastic Disorders
Metastatic malignancy (cancer)
Metastatic liver disease
Carcinoma, gallbladder
Lymphoma, colon- Metabolic, Storage Disorders
Diabetes mellitus, poorly controlled
Diabetes mellitus- Hereditary, Familial, Genetic Disorders
Granulomatous dis/childhood, chronic- Usage, Degenerative, Necrosis, Age Related Disorders
Gallbladder gangrene/rupture- Anatomic, Foreign Body, Structural Disorders
Bile duct obstruction
Choleduodenal fistula
Gallbladder Perforation/Rupture- Reference to Organ System
Cirrhosis
Immune deficiency/suppressed status- Synonyms
- Abscess Hepatic, Abscess Liver, Abscess of liver, Abscess of liver (disorder), Abscesses Hepatic, Abscesses Liver, Hepatic Abscess, Hepatic Abscesses, Liver abscess (disorder), Liver Abscesses
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