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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Pyogenic liver abscess must be differentiated from other diseases with similar presentation such as amoebic liver abscess, fungal liver abscess, echinococcal (hydatid) cyst and malignancy ( | [[Pyogenic liver abscess]] must be differentiated from other diseases with similar presentation such as [[amoebic liver abscess]], [[liver|fungal liver abscess]], [[Echinococcosis|echinococcal (hydatid) cyst]] and [[malignancy]] ([[Hepatocellular carcinoma]] or [[metastasis]]).<ref name="pmid15189463">{{cite journal| author=Lodhi S, Sarwari AR, Muzammil M, Salam A, Smego RA| title=Features distinguishing amoebic from pyogenic liver abscess: a review of 577 adult cases. | journal=Trop Med Int Health | year= 2004 | volume= 9 | issue= 6 | pages= 718-23 | pmid=15189463 | doi=10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01246.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15189463 }} </ref><ref name="pmid5054724">{{cite journal| author=Barbour GL, Juniper K| title=A clinical comparison of amebic and pyogenic abscess of the liver in sixty-six patients. | journal=Am J Med | year= 1972 | volume= 53 | issue= 3 | pages= 323-34 | pmid=5054724 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=5054724 }} </ref><ref name="pmid3316923">{{cite journal| author=Barnes PF, De Cock KM, Reynolds TN, Ralls PW| title=A comparison of amebic and pyogenic abscess of the liver. | journal=Medicine (Baltimore) | year= 1987 | volume= 66 | issue= 6 | pages= 472-83 | pmid=3316923 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3316923 }} </ref><ref name="pmid3945889">{{cite journal| author=Conter RL, Pitt HA, Tompkins RK, Longmire WP| title=Differentiation of pyogenic from amebic hepatic abscesses. | journal=Surg Gynecol Obstet | year= 1986 | volume= 162 | issue= 2 | pages= 114-20 | pmid=3945889 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3945889 }} </ref> | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
Pyogenic liver abscess must be differentiated from:<ref name="pmid15189463">{{cite journal| author=Lodhi S, Sarwari AR, Muzammil M, Salam A, Smego RA| title=Features distinguishing amoebic from pyogenic liver abscess: a review of 577 adult cases. | journal=Trop Med Int Health | year= 2004 | volume= 9 | issue= 6 | pages= 718-23 | pmid=15189463 | doi=10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01246.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15189463 }} </ref><ref name="pmid5054724">{{cite journal| author=Barbour GL, Juniper K| title=A clinical comparison of amebic and pyogenic abscess of the liver in sixty-six patients. | journal=Am J Med | year= 1972 | volume= 53 | issue= 3 | pages= 323-34 | pmid=5054724 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=5054724 }} </ref><ref name="pmid3316923">{{cite journal| author=Barnes PF, De Cock KM, Reynolds TN, Ralls PW| title=A comparison of amebic and pyogenic abscess of the liver. | journal=Medicine (Baltimore) | year= 1987 | volume= 66 | issue= 6 | pages= 472-83 | pmid=3316923 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3316923 }} </ref><ref name="pmid3945889">{{cite journal| author=Conter RL, Pitt HA, Tompkins RK, Longmire WP| title=Differentiation of pyogenic from amebic hepatic abscesses. | journal=Surg Gynecol Obstet | year= 1986 | volume= 162 | issue= 2 | pages= 114-20 | pmid=3945889 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3945889 }} </ref><ref name="pmid9834333">{{cite journal| author=Lipsett PA, Huang CJ, Lillemoe KD, Cameron JL, Pitt HA| title=Fungal hepatic abscesses: Characterization and management. | journal=J Gastrointest Surg | year= 1997 | volume= 1 | issue= 1 | pages= 78-84 | pmid=9834333 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9834333 }} </ref> | Pyogenic liver abscess must be differentiated from:<ref name="pmid15189463">{{cite journal| author=Lodhi S, Sarwari AR, Muzammil M, Salam A, Smego RA| title=Features distinguishing amoebic from pyogenic liver abscess: a review of 577 adult cases. | journal=Trop Med Int Health | year= 2004 | volume= 9 | issue= 6 | pages= 718-23 | pmid=15189463 | doi=10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01246.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15189463 }} </ref><ref name="pmid5054724">{{cite journal| author=Barbour GL, Juniper K| title=A clinical comparison of amebic and pyogenic abscess of the liver in sixty-six patients. | journal=Am J Med | year= 1972 | volume= 53 | issue= 3 | pages= 323-34 | pmid=5054724 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=5054724 }} </ref><ref name="pmid3316923">{{cite journal| author=Barnes PF, De Cock KM, Reynolds TN, Ralls PW| title=A comparison of amebic and pyogenic abscess of the liver. | journal=Medicine (Baltimore) | year= 1987 | volume= 66 | issue= 6 | pages= 472-83 | pmid=3316923 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3316923 }} </ref><ref name="pmid3945889">{{cite journal| author=Conter RL, Pitt HA, Tompkins RK, Longmire WP| title=Differentiation of pyogenic from amebic hepatic abscesses. | journal=Surg Gynecol Obstet | year= 1986 | volume= 162 | issue= 2 | pages= 114-20 | pmid=3945889 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3945889 }} </ref><ref name="pmid9834333">{{cite journal| author=Lipsett PA, Huang CJ, Lillemoe KD, Cameron JL, Pitt HA| title=Fungal hepatic abscesses: Characterization and management. | journal=J Gastrointest Surg | year= 1997 | volume= 1 | issue= 1 | pages= 78-84 | pmid=9834333 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9834333 }} </ref><ref name="pmid3275982">{{cite journal| author=Pastakia B, Shawker TH, Thaler M, O'Leary T, Pizzo PA| title=Hepatosplenic candidiasis: wheels within wheels. | journal=Radiology | year= 1988 | volume= 166 | issue= 2 | pages= 417-21 | pmid=3275982 | doi=10.1148/radiology.166.2.3275982 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3275982 }} </ref><ref name="pmid11452064">{{cite journal| author=Mortelé KJ, Ros PR| title=Cystic focal liver lesions in the adult: differential CT and MR imaging features. | journal=Radiographics | year= 2001 | volume= 21 | issue= 4 | pages= 895-910 | pmid=11452064 | doi=10.1148/radiographics.21.4.g01jl16895 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11452064 }} </ref><ref name="pmid7668917">{{cite journal| author=Suwan Z| title=Sonographic findings in hydatid disease of the liver: comparison with other imaging methods. | journal=Ann Trop Med Parasitol | year= 1995 | volume= 89 | issue= 3 | pages= 261-9 | pmid=7668917 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7668917 }} </ref><ref name="pmid3047423">{{cite journal| author=Esfahani F, Rooholamini SA, Vessal K| title=Ultrasonography of hepatic hydatid cysts: new diagnostic signs. | journal=J Ultrasound Med | year= 1988 | volume= 7 | issue= 8 | pages= 443-50 | pmid=3047423 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3047423 }} </ref><ref name="pmid7225721">{{cite journal| author=Niron EA, Ozer H| title=Ultrasound appearances of liver hydatid disease. | journal=Br J Radiol | year= 1981 | volume= 54 | issue= 640 | pages= 335-8 | pmid=7225721 | doi=10.1259/0007-1285-54-640-335 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7225721 }} </ref> | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! rowspan="3" |Disease | ! rowspan="3" |Disease | ||
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! rowspan="3" |Other Findings | ! rowspan="3" |Other Findings | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" | Fever | ! rowspan="2" | [[Fever]] | ||
! colspan="2" | Pain | ! colspan="2" | [[Pain]] | ||
! rowspan="2" | cough | ! rowspan="2" | [[cough]] | ||
! rowspan="2" | Hepatomegaly | ! rowspan="2" | [[Hepatomegaly]] | ||
! rowspan="2" | Jaundice | ! rowspan="2" | [[Jaundice]] | ||
! rowspan="2" | Weight loss | ! rowspan="2" | [[Weight loss]] | ||
! rowspan="2" | Anorexia | ! rowspan="2" | [[Anorexia]] | ||
! rowspan="2" | Diarrhoea | ! rowspan="2" | [[Diarrhoea]] | ||
or | or Dysentry | ||
Dysentry | ! rowspan="2" | [[Nausea]] and | ||
! rowspan="2" | Nausea and | [[vomiting]] | ||
vomiting | ! rowspan="2" | [[Stool]] | ||
! rowspan="2" | Stool | |||
|- | |- | ||
! Abdominal pain | ! [[Abdominal pain]] | ||
(right upper quadrant pain) | (right upper quadrant pain) | ||
! Pleuritic pain | ! Pleuritic pain | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Amoebic | |[[Amoebic liver abscess]] | ||
liver abscess | |[[Entamoeba histolytica]] | ||
|Entamoeba | | +++ | ||
histolytica | | +++ | ||
| | | +/- | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | ++/- | ||
| | | + | ||
| | |||
| | |||
(late stages) | (late stages) | ||
| | | + | ||
(late stages) | (late stages) | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | | ||
|Hypoalbuminemia | |[[Hypoalbuminemia]] | ||
(+) | |||
| | | | ||
* [[Ultrasound]] is the [[Gold standard (test)|gold standard]] technique for diagnosing [[amoebic liver abscess]] | |||
| | | | ||
* Respond well to chemotherapy and rarely require drainage | * Respond well to [[chemotherapy]] and rarely require drainage | ||
* Marked male predominance | * Marked male predominance | ||
* More common in developing countries | * More common in developing countries | ||
* | * [[Seropositive]] | ||
* Right lobe is more frequently involved | * [[Right lobe of liver|Right lobe]] is more frequently involved | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Pyogenic liver abscess | |[[Pyogenic liver abscess]] | ||
|Bacteria | |[[Bacteria]] | ||
* Gram-positive aerobes | * [[Gram-positive]] [[aerobes]] | ||
* Gram-negative enterics | * [[Gram-negative]] enterics | ||
* Anaerobic organisms | * [[Anaerobic]] organisms | ||
* Acid fast bacilli | * [[Acid fast bacilli]] | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | ++ | ||
| | | ++ | ||
| | | +/- | ||
| | | +++ | ||
| | | + | ||
(acute loss) | (acute loss) | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | | ||
| | | + | ||
|Pale/dark | |Pale/dark | ||
|Hypoalbuminemia | |[[Hypoalbuminemia]] | ||
(+++) | |||
| | |Cluster sign | ||
* [[CT scan]] shows cluster sign | |||
* Aggregation of multiple low attenuation [[liver]] lesions in a localized area to form a solitary larger [[abscess]] cavity | |||
| | | | ||
* Abnormal pulmonary findings | * Abnormal pulmonary findings | ||
* Diabetes mellitus increases the risk | * [[Diabetes mellitus]] increases the risk | ||
* Medical-surgical approach is indicated | * Medical-surgical approach is indicated | ||
* More common in developed countries | * More common in developed countries | ||
* Culture positive and | * Culture positive and [[seronegative]] | ||
* Both lobes are commonly involved | * Both lobes are commonly involved | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Fungal liver abscess | |Fungal liver abscess | ||
|Candida species | |''[[Candida|Candida species]]''<br>[[Aspergillus|Aspergillus species]] | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | +/- | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | + | ||
| | |||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
|[[CT]] and [[Ultrasonography|US]] findings with four patterns of presentation: | |||
* Wheel-within-a-wheel pattern | |||
* Bull’s-eye configuration pattern | |||
* Uniformly hypoechoic nodule | |||
* Echogenic foci with variable degrees of posterior acoustic shadowing | |||
| | | | ||
* Less common | * Less common | ||
* Pure fungal abscess or associated with pyogenic abscess | * Pure [[fungal]] abscess or associated with [[pyogenic abscess]] | ||
* [[Candida]] and [[Aspergillus]] are commonly found in the culture of aspirated [[pus]] | |||
* Associated with underlying [[malignancy]] or [[DM]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Echinococcal (hydatid) cyst | |[[hydatid cyst|Echinococcal (hydatid) cyst]] | ||
|Echinococcus granulosus | |[[Echinococcus granulosus]] | ||
| | | | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | | ||
| | | + | ||
([[Obstructive jaundice]]) | |||
| + | |||
| | | + | ||
| | |||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
|Histology: [[Hydatid cyst]] with three layers | |||
a.The outer pericyst, which corresponds with compressed and fibrosed [[liver]] tissue | |||
b.The endocyst, an inner germinal layer | |||
c.The ectocyst, a thin, translucent interleaved membrane | |||
|[[Ultrasound]]: | |||
* Cystic to solid-appearing pseudotumors | |||
* Water lily sign | |||
* [[Calcification|Calcifications]] seen peripherally | |||
| | | | ||
* Blood or liquid from the ruptured cyst may be coughed up | * Blood or liquid from the ruptured cyst may be coughed up | ||
* [[Pruritis]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Malignancy | |Malignancy | ||
(Hepatocellular carcinoma/Metastasis) | (Hepatocellular carcinoma/Metastasis) | ||
| | | | ||
*Hepatitis B and C | *[[Hepatitis B]] and [[hapatitis C|C]] | ||
*Aflatoxins | *[[Aflatoxins]] | ||
*Alcohol | *[[Alcohol]] | ||
* | *[[Hemochromatosis]] | ||
*Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency | *[[Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency]] | ||
*Non alcoholic fatty liver disease | *[[Non alcoholic fatty liver disease]] | ||
| | | + | ||
| | | + | ||
(uncommon) | (uncommon) | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| | | + | ||
| + | |||
| ++ | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| ++ | |||
|Pale/Chalky | |||
| | | | ||
* High levels of [[alpha-fetoprotein|AFP]] in serum | |||
* Abnormal [[liver function test]]s | |||
| | | | ||
* [[Liver biopsy]] | |||
|Other symptoms: | |Other symptoms: | ||
* Splenomegaly | * [[Splenomegaly]] | ||
* Variceal bleeding | * [[Variceal bleeding]] | ||
* Ascites | * [[Ascites]] | ||
* Spider nevi | * [[Spider nevi]] | ||
* Asterixis | * [[Asterixis]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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Overview
Pyogenic liver abscess must be differentiated from other diseases with similar presentation such as amoebic liver abscess, fungal liver abscess, echinococcal (hydatid) cyst and malignancy (Hepatocellular carcinoma or metastasis).[1][2][3][4]
Differential Diagnosis
Pyogenic liver abscess must be differentiated from:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Disease | Causes | symptoms | Lab Findings | Imaging Findings | Other Findings | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fever | Pain | cough | Hepatomegaly | Jaundice | Weight loss | Anorexia | Diarrhoea
or Dysentry |
Nausea and | Stool | ||||||
Abdominal pain
(right upper quadrant pain) |
Pleuritic pain | ||||||||||||||
Amoebic liver abscess | Entamoeba histolytica | +++ | +++ | +/- | + | ++/- | +
(late stages) |
+
(late stages) |
+ | + | + | Hypoalbuminemia
(+) |
|
| |
Pyogenic liver abscess | Bacteria
|
+ | + | ++ | ++ | +/- | +++ | +
(acute loss) |
+ | + | Pale/dark | Hypoalbuminemia
(+++) |
Cluster sign |
| |
Fungal liver abscess | Candida species Aspergillus species |
+ | + | +/- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | CT and US findings with four patterns of presentation:
|
| ||
Echinococcal (hydatid) cyst | Echinococcus granulosus | + | + | + | + | + | Histology: Hydatid cyst with three layers
a.The outer pericyst, which corresponds with compressed and fibrosed liver tissue b.The endocyst, an inner germinal layer c.The ectocyst, a thin, translucent interleaved membrane |
Ultrasound:
|
| ||||||
Malignancy
(Hepatocellular carcinoma/Metastasis) |
+ | +
(uncommon) |
+ | + | ++ | ++ | Pale/Chalky |
|
Other symptoms: |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lodhi S, Sarwari AR, Muzammil M, Salam A, Smego RA (2004). "Features distinguishing amoebic from pyogenic liver abscess: a review of 577 adult cases". Trop Med Int Health. 9 (6): 718–23. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01246.x. PMID 15189463.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Barbour GL, Juniper K (1972). "A clinical comparison of amebic and pyogenic abscess of the liver in sixty-six patients". Am J Med. 53 (3): 323–34. PMID 5054724.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Barnes PF, De Cock KM, Reynolds TN, Ralls PW (1987). "A comparison of amebic and pyogenic abscess of the liver". Medicine (Baltimore). 66 (6): 472–83. PMID 3316923.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Conter RL, Pitt HA, Tompkins RK, Longmire WP (1986). "Differentiation of pyogenic from amebic hepatic abscesses". Surg Gynecol Obstet. 162 (2): 114–20. PMID 3945889.
- ↑ Lipsett PA, Huang CJ, Lillemoe KD, Cameron JL, Pitt HA (1997). "Fungal hepatic abscesses: Characterization and management". J Gastrointest Surg. 1 (1): 78–84. PMID 9834333.
- ↑ Pastakia B, Shawker TH, Thaler M, O'Leary T, Pizzo PA (1988). "Hepatosplenic candidiasis: wheels within wheels". Radiology. 166 (2): 417–21. doi:10.1148/radiology.166.2.3275982. PMID 3275982.
- ↑ Mortelé KJ, Ros PR (2001). "Cystic focal liver lesions in the adult: differential CT and MR imaging features". Radiographics. 21 (4): 895–910. doi:10.1148/radiographics.21.4.g01jl16895. PMID 11452064.
- ↑ Suwan Z (1995). "Sonographic findings in hydatid disease of the liver: comparison with other imaging methods". Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 89 (3): 261–9. PMID 7668917.
- ↑ Esfahani F, Rooholamini SA, Vessal K (1988). "Ultrasonography of hepatic hydatid cysts: new diagnostic signs". J Ultrasound Med. 7 (8): 443–50. PMID 3047423.
- ↑ Niron EA, Ozer H (1981). "Ultrasound appearances of liver hydatid disease". Br J Radiol. 54 (640): 335–8. doi:10.1259/0007-1285-54-640-335. PMID 7225721.