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Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... an occult intra‐abdominal ... • Fever in 90% ... & abdominal pain ... cm Continuous fever
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
rickettsioses, amebic abscess ... infection • Abdominal ... pain - Typhoid, ... amebic liver abscess ... abscess, visceral
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Chronic Abdominal ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gastric cancer • Liver ... splenomegaly, abscess ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
Primary LGV:
 • Genital LGV: Painless genital papule, pustule, ulcer or erosion, Urethral/cervical mucopurulent
, Tenesmus), Altered ... enlargement, Lymph node abscess ... Anorectal LGV: Lower abdominal ... pain, Low back ... symptoms (Malaise, fever
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Presentation: Fever ... (elevations of liver ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... pain, hepatomegaly ... • Fever and weight
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... Mississippi and Ohio River ... muscle aches, joint pain ... , chest pain • ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
s/p colectomy, liver ... presents with abd pain ... weeks ago, no fevers ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess