Amoebic liver abscess physical examination
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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
Physical Examination
Abdominal examination
Hepatomegaly with point tenderness over the liver, in the intercostal spaces, or below the ribs is a typical finding.[1][2]
- Abdominal guarding or rebound tenderness
References
- ↑ Adams EB, MacLeod IN (1977). "Invasive amebiasis. II. Amebic liver abscess and its complications". Medicine (Baltimore). 56 (4): 325–34. PMID 875719.
- ↑ Katzenstein D, Rickerson V, Braude A (1982). "New concepts of amebic liver abscess derived from hepatic imaging, serodiagnosis, and hepatic enzymes in 67 consecutive cases in San Diego". Medicine (Baltimore). 61 (4): 237–46. PMID 6806561.