Liver abscess

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Liver abscess

CT scan (coronal view) showing liver abscess in a 46-year-old man who presented with fever, fatigue, and cough

From the collection of Massachusetts General Hospital radiology images

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Liver abscess

A non-contrast abdominal CT scan showing a huge gas-containing liver abscess (arrow)

Adapted from BMJ Case Reports 2009 (doi:10.1136/bcr.08.2008.0638). Copyright 2009 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

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Liver abscess

Gross pathology of amoebic abscess of liver; tube of 'chocolate' pus from abscess

CDC/Dr. Mae Melvin; Dr. E. West of Mobile, AL

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Liver abscess

CT scan showing a liver abscess (7 cm x 5 cm) in a 46-year-old man who presented with fever, fatigue, and cough

From the collection of Massachusetts General Hospital radiology images

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• Diagnosis Approach
• Investigations

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