Bacterial, Rickettsial and Spirochaetal Infections

Sánchez-Tapias, J.M.

doi:10.1002/9780470691861.ch10a

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“…Blood cultures are positive in 50%–60% of cases. The basis of treatment relies on complete drainage of pus and infected debris by percutaneous or surgical procedures, initiation of adequate antibiotic therapy, and resolution of the underlying cause 17. A pyogenic abscess must be distinguished from amoebic hepatic abscess secondary to infection by Entamoeba histolytica .…”

Section: Cystic Lesionsmentioning

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Reig

Darnell

et al. 2012

Frontline Gastroenterol

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The widespread use of imaging techniques has led to an increased diagnosis of incidental liver tumours. The differential diagnosis is extremely broad since it may range from benign asymptomatic lesions to malignant neoplasms. The correct characterisation of a liver mass has become a diagnostic challenge for most clinicians. They can be divided in two major categories; cystic lesions, usually benign with excellent long-term outcome, and solid lesions, in which malignancy should be excluded. A particular population is those patients with cirrhosis, who have high risk for hepatocellular carcinoma development. Dynamic imaging techniques have a pivotal role in the diagnostic work-up of liver tumours, allowing a confident diagnosis in most cases. If imaging is not conclusive, a biopsy should be requested to obtain a definitive diagnosis.

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Section: Cystic Lesionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Darnell

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Liver in systemic disease

Shimizu¹

2008

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Potential causes of abnormal liver function tests include viral hepatitis, alcohol intake, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, autoimmune liver diseases, hereditary diseases, hepatobiliary malignancies or infection, gallstones and drug-induced liver injury. Moreover, the liver may be involved in systemic diseases that mainly affect other organs. Therefore, in patients without etiology of liver injury by screening serology and diagnostic imaging, but who have systemic diseases, the abnormal liver function test results might be caused by the systemic disease. In most of these patients, the systemic disease should be treated primarily. However, some patients with systemic disease and severe liver injury or fulminant hepatic failure require intensive treatments of the liver.

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Bacterial, Rickettsial and Spirochaetal Infections

Cited by 2 publications

References 58 publications

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Approach of the patient with a liver mass

Liver in systemic disease

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