A pyogenic liver abscess is a collection of pus in the liver that forms when a bacterial infection reaches the organ. Without early diagnosis and treatment, a pyogenic liver abscess may lead to severe ...

Despite diagnostic advancements with the introduction of CT and later MRI, as well as better antimicrobial agents and neurosurgical procedures, brain abscess continues to be a serious, potentially ...

HEPATIC pyemia signifies invasion of the liver by pyogenic organisms, resulting in the formation of single or multiple liver abscesses. The widespread use of antibiotics has not eliminated this ...

A pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a pocket of pus that forms in the liver due to a bacterial infection. Pus is a fluid composed of white blood cells and dead cells that typically forms when your body ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More patients with pyogenic liver abscess were diagnosed with colorectal cancer vs. controls (1.9% vs. 0.8%).

Background Brain abscess is a potentially fatal disease. This study assesses clinical aspects of brain abscess in a large hospital cohort. Methods Retrospective review of adult patients with pyogenic ...

Patients with pyogenic liver abscess are more than four times more likely to have gastrointestinal cancer, according to study results. “The cumulative incidence of GI cancers, with the exception of ...

A 34-year-old otherwise healthy Vietnamese man, living in Canada for four years, attended the emergency department with a three-week history of abdominal pain and fever. He had a leukocyte count of 14 ...

A liver abscess is a localised collection of pus in the liver, often caused by infection. It can develop following injury to the liver or due to infections spreading through the bloodstream, ...

Colon cancer affects men and women equally, occurring in two parts of the large intestine. The disease is often considered hidden because of its lack of symptoms in the early stages. When signs do ...