Diseases

Liver Abscess

Solitary or multiple collections of PUS within the liver as a result of infection by bacteria, protozoa, or other agents.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

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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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Abscess, Hepatic
  • Abscess, Liver
  • Abscesses, Hepatic
  • Abscesses, Liver
  • Hepatic Abscess
  • Hepatic Abscesses
  • Liver Abscesses

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with specific organism infection term (IM); LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC and LIVER ABSCESS, PYOGENIC are also available

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NLM Classification

WI 730

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Liver Abscess. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008100. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008100
  2. Liver Abscess. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_abscess
  3. Liver Abscess. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1811092