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*Amoebic liver abscess is the most common extraintestinal manifestation of [[amoebiasis]]. | *Amoebic liver abscess is the most common extraintestinal manifestation of [[amoebiasis]]. | ||
*The [[infection]] is transmitted to [[liver]] by [[portal venous system]].<ref name="pmid473308">{{cite journal |vauthors=Aikat BK, Bhusnurmath SR, Pal AK, Chhuttani PN, Datta DV |title=The pathology and pathogenesis of fatal hepatic amoebiasis--A study based on 79 autopsy cases |journal=Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. |volume=73 |issue=2 |pages=188–92 |year=1979 |pmid=473308 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *The [[infection]] is transmitted to [[liver]] by [[portal venous system]].<ref name="pmid473308">{{cite journal |vauthors=Aikat BK, Bhusnurmath SR, Pal AK, Chhuttani PN, Datta DV |title=The pathology and pathogenesis of fatal hepatic amoebiasis--A study based on 79 autopsy cases |journal=Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. |volume=73 |issue=2 |pages=188–92 |year=1979 |pmid=473308 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Ameoebic liver abscess is caused by a protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. It is the most common extraintestinal manifestation of amoebiasis.
Pathophysiology
- Amoebic liver abscess is the most common extraintestinal manifestation of amoebiasis.
- The infection is transmitted to liver by portal venous system.[1]
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