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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

Liver abscess may be classified into 3 types based on etiology into pyogenic, amoebic, and fungal liver abscess.

Classification

• Liver abscess may be classified into 3 types based on etiology into pyogenic, amoebic, and fungal liver abscess.

Liver abscess

Amoebic liver abscess

Pyogenic liver abscess

Fungal abscess

Entamoeba histolytica

Bacteria

Candida species

Gram-positive aerobes

Gram-negative enterics

Anaerobic organisms

Acid fast bacilli

Streptococcus sp Staphylococcus aureus / Staphylococcus epidermidis Actinomyces sp Enterococcus sp Streptococcus milleri

Escherichia coli Salmonella typhi Yersinia enterocolitica K.pneumonia Pseudomonas sp Proteus sp Eikenella corrodens Others

Bacteroids sp Fusobacterium Anaerobic/ Microaerophilic streptococci Other anaerobes

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

• Based on duration of symptoms, amoebic liver abscess is classified into:

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Amoebic liver abscess

Acute

Chronic