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Abstract
Solitary or multiple collections of PUS within the liver as a result of infection by bacteria, protozoa, or other agents.
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- Abscess, Hepatic
- Abscess, Liver
- Abscesses, Hepatic
- Abscesses, Liver
- Hepatic Abscess
- Hepatic Abscesses
- Liver Abscesses
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate IM with specific organism infection term (IM); LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC and LIVER ABSCESS, PYOGENIC are also available
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Liver Abscess. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008100. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008100
- Liver Abscess. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_abscess
- Liver Abscess. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1811092