Glossary for Liver abscess

• Abdominal Pain: A condition which is characterized by the sensation of pain that is located in the abdomen
• Abdominal pain: A condition which is characterized by the sensation of pain that is located in the abdomen
• Abdominal tenderness: Abdominal point tenderness refers to the pain you feel when pressure is applied to a specific part of the belly area
• Abscess: General name for any pus-filled lump or swelling
• Actinomycosis: An infection that results from the bacteria sp. Actinomyces.
• Acute Cholecystitis: Acute inflammation of the gall bladder, usually due to obstruction by a gall stone
• Amebiasis: An intestinal infection caused by a parasitic amebic organism. It is usually associated with poor sanitation.
• Amebic dysentery: Ameba-caused bacterial bowel infection and ulceration.
• Amoebiasis: An infectious disease caused by a free-living amoebic parasite called Entamoeba histolytica. The organism infects the bowel and causes gastroenteritis. Infection occurs through ingesting contaminated food or water. It is more common in countries with poor sanitation. The incubation period may last from days to weeks before symptoms appear.
• Cholangitis: bile duct inflammation (cholangitis)
• Cholecystitis: Inflammation of the gallbladder which concentrates and stores bile. The condition may occur suddenly (acute) or persist over a longer period of time (chronic).
• Entamoeba histolytica: Parasitic digestive infection.
• Fever: Elevation of the body temperature above the normal 37 degrees celsius
• Glanders: An infectious disease caused by a bacterium (Burkholderia mallei). It is usually a disease that affects horses and mules but can also infect other animals and humans. Human infection usually occurs in laboratory settings or in those with prolonged contact with infected animals. Symptoms are determined by whether infection occurs through the skin or via the lungs or blood stream. Bloodstream infections are the most severe and usually result in death within weeks.
• Listeriosis - granulomatous infantiseptica: Listeria monocytogenes infection that is transmitted from a pregnant woman to the fetus.
• Liver conditions: Any condition that affects the liver
• Liver pain: Pain or discomfort due to the liver
• Malaise: General feelings of discomfort or being ill-at-ease.
• Melioidosis: Bacterial infection from soil or water.
• Nausea: The queasy feeling of nausea and often also vomiting.
• Pasteurella multocida: An infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Pasteurella multocida. It is often transmitted through bites and scratches from pets and it can be found in mammals and fowl.
• Peritonitis: Inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity
• Septicemia: A systemic inflammatory response to an infection.
• Sump Syndrome: A complication that can sometimes occur after an operation done to treat recurring stone disease. The surgery involves forming a connection between the common bile duct and the intestines. Sometimes a pit-like (sump) portion develops along the bile duct and this allows debris such as food to build up in a pit-like (sump) portion of the bile duct. The buildup of debris can lead to infection.

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