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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Liver abscess
  1. Amebic liver abscess (image) 
    Amebic liver abscess is a collection of pus in the liver in response to an intestinal parasite called Entamoeba histolytica . This parasite causes amebiasis, an intestinal infection that is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19924.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Pyogenic abscess (image) 
    A liver abscess can develop from several different sources, including a blood infection, an abdominal infection, or an abdominal injury ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18085.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Liver cell death (image) 
    ... can travel through the blood stream into the liver and form an abscess, a collection of infected tissue and pus.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8814.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Amebic brain abscess (image) 
    Images ... Amebiasis, normally an infection of the intestinal tract, may spread and infect other organs such as the liver or brain. Infection ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1047.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Abdominal exploration - series (image) 
    ... Pockets of infection (retroperitoneal abscess, abdominal abscess, ... Inflammation of an intestinal pocket (diverticulitis) Hole in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100049_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia