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==Symptoms== | ==Symptoms== | ||
*Moderate to severe abdominal pain (localized to right upper quadrant radiated to right shoulder or diffuse and pain is intense, continuous or stabbing) | *Moderate to severe abdominal pain (localized to right upper quadrant radiated to right shoulder or diffuse and pain is intense, continuous or stabbing) | ||
*Malaise (uneasiness, | *Malaise (uneasiness, or ill feeling) | ||
*Loss of appetite | |||
*Sweating | |||
*Weight loss | |||
*Epigastric pain (Commonly seen in left lobe abscesses) | *Epigastric pain (Commonly seen in left lobe abscesses) | ||
*Fever (high fever with chills is suggestive of secondary bacterial infection) | *Fever (high fever with chills is suggestive of secondary bacterial infection) | ||
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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
History
Symptoms
- Moderate to severe abdominal pain (localized to right upper quadrant radiated to right shoulder or diffuse and pain is intense, continuous or stabbing)
- Malaise (uneasiness, or ill feeling)
- Loss of appetite
- Sweating
- Weight loss
- Epigastric pain (Commonly seen in left lobe abscesses)
- Fever (high fever with chills is suggestive of secondary bacterial infection)
- Anorexia
- Pleuritic chest pain
- Cough with or without expectoration
- Yellow discoloration of skin (Jaundice is seen in 1/3 of patients)
- Confusion (due to encephalopathy)
- Abdominal distension (due to ascites)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Constipation