Misdiagnosis of Liver abscess

Diseases for which Liver abscess may be an alternative diagnosis

The other diseases for which Liver abscess is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:

• Acute Cholecystitis

Liver abscess: Hidden Causes Misdiagnosed?

Causes of Liver abscess may include these medical conditions:

• Amebic dysentery
• Blood poisoning
• more causes...»

Liver abscess Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

• Ask the Following Questions - HEPATOMEGALY
• Ask the Following Questions - JAUNDICE
• Differential Diagnosis - Hepatomegaly
• Differential Diagnosis - Jaundice
• Differential Diagnosis - Hepatomegaly
• Differential Diagnosis - Jaundice in Infants – Direct
• Differential Diagnosis - Jaundice in Infants – Indirect
• Approach to the Diagnosis - HEPATOMEGALY
• Approach to the Diagnosis - JAUNDICE
• History and physical examination - Hepatomegaly
• History and physical examination - Jaundice
• Diagnosis - Liver abscess
• History and physical examination - Hepatomegaly
• History and physical examination - Jaundice [Icterus]
• History - Hepatomegaly
• History - Jaundice
• Differential Overview - Hepatomegaly
• Differential Overview - Jaundice
• Diagnosis - Liver abscess
• History - Hepatomegaly
• History - Jaundice
• Clinical Features and Diagnosis - Hepatomegaly
• Clinical Features and Diagnosis Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia(Neonatal Onset) - Jaundice
• History and physical examination - Hepatomegaly
• History and physical examination - Jaundice [Icterus]
• Approach to the Diagnosis - HEPATOMEGALY
• Approach to the Diagnosis - JAUNDICE

Common Misdiagnoses and Liver abscess

Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary physician. The reasons are multifactorial. Possible conditions include chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, hemochromatosis, or other types of liver condition. See introduction to liver disease or misdiagnosis of liver disease.

Epigastric pain could be dangerous: Pain in the epigastic region could be due to something as simple as reflux disesea or more serious entities such as rupture of an aortic aneurysm or cancer of stomach. The onset of the pain,duration, intensity, type, aggravating and relieving factors are impotant in determining an acute condition. Quick diagnosis of a ruptured aortic aneuysm can save the life of the patient. An abdominal ultrasound can help find out the exact cause of the epigastic pain. Conditions which may present with epigastric pain include peptic ulcer, liver abscess, gastric cancer, liver cancer, myocardial infarction. It is important to know thatt a heart attacks can show up with an atypical presentation of epigastric pain. Early reporting to the doctor on occurence of epigastric pain helps save the life of many patients.

Cystic hydatid disease a parasitic infestation: Cystic hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation caused by the larval/ cyst stage of the Tapeworm ( Echinococcus granulosus) . Dog is the definitive host of this parasite, sheep are the usual intermediate host but humans are accidental intermediate hosts. The organs commonly infested by this parasite are the liver and the lung. Usually the cysts are single and involve the right lobe of the liver. It should be differentiated from other hepatic cysts, liver abcess, biliary obstruction, lung abcess, etc. Ultrasound and CT scan can diagnose the cystic lesion, serodiagnostic assay (ELISA) is helpful in 85% of patients. The treatment consists of PAIR (percutaneous aspiration, infusion of scolicidal agents and reaspiration) for anatomically and surgically appropriate lesions. Surgery remains the treatment of choice for cysts where PAIR is not possible.

General Misdiagnosis Articles

Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.

• Misdiagnosis Overview
• How Common is Misdiagnosis?
• Over-Diagnosed Diseases
• Under-Diagnosed Diseases
• Types of Misdiagnosis
• Wrong Type Misdiagnosis
• Why Does Misdiagnosis Occur?
• Difficult Diseases to Diagnose
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About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Liver abscess or confirming a diagnosis of Liver abscess, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Liver abscess may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Liver abscess. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.

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