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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Symptoms of pyogenic liver abscess include [[abdominal pain]], right lower [[chest pain]], [[fever]], [[chills]], [[night sweats]], [[nausea]], [[vomiting]], loss of | Symptoms of pyogenic liver abscess include [[abdominal pain]], right lower [[chest pain]], [[fever]], [[chills]], [[night sweats]], [[nausea]], [[vomiting]], [[Appetite loss|loss of appetite]], right [[shoulder pain]], [[weight loss]], [[diarrhea]], [[dyspnea]] and [[Jaundice|yellowish discoloration of skin (jaundice)]].<ref name=abscess>https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000261.htm Accessed on February 21, 2017</ref><ref name="pmid25339111">{{cite journal| author=Lo JZ, Leow JJ, Ng PL, Lee HQ, Mohd Noor NA, Low JK et al.| title=Predictors of therapy failure in a series of 741 adult pyogenic liver abscesses. | journal=J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci | year= 2015 | volume= 22 | issue= 2 | pages= 156-65 | pmid=25339111 | doi=10.1002/jhbp.174 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25339111 }} </ref> | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
Symptoms of pyogenic liver abscess include:<ref name=abscess>https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000261.htm Accessed on February 21, 2017</ref><ref name="pmid25339111">{{cite journal| author=Lo JZ, Leow JJ, Ng PL, Lee HQ, Mohd Noor NA, Low JK et al.| title=Predictors of therapy failure in a series of 741 adult pyogenic liver abscesses. | journal=J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci | year= 2015 | volume= 22 | issue= 2 | pages= 156-65 | pmid=25339111 | doi=10.1002/jhbp.174 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25339111 }} </ref> | Symptoms of pyogenic liver abscess include:<ref name=abscess>https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000261.htm Accessed on February 21, 2017</ref><ref name="pmid25339111">{{cite journal| author=Lo JZ, Leow JJ, Ng PL, Lee HQ, Mohd Noor NA, Low JK et al.| title=Predictors of therapy failure in a series of 741 adult pyogenic liver abscesses. | journal=J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci | year= 2015 | volume= 22 | issue= 2 | pages= 156-65 | pmid=25339111 | doi=10.1002/jhbp.174 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25339111 }} </ref> | ||
*Right lower [[chest pain]] | *Right lower [[chest pain]] | ||
* | *Clay colored stools | ||
*[[Fever]], [[chills]] and [[night sweats]] | *[[Fever]], [[chills]] and [[night sweats]] | ||
*[[Dark urine]] | *[[Dark urine]] | ||
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*Right [[shoulder pain]] | *Right [[shoulder pain]] | ||
*Weakness/[[malaise]] | *Weakness/[[malaise]] | ||
* | *[[Unintentional weight loss]] | ||
*[[Diarrhea]] | *[[Diarrhea]] | ||
*[[Pleurisy]] | *[[Pleurisy]] | ||
*[[Dyspnea]] or [[cough]] | *[[Dyspnea]] or [[cough]] | ||
*Yellowish discoloration of | *[[Jaundice|Yellowish discoloration of skin (jaundice) and sclera]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Symptoms of pyogenic liver abscess include abdominal pain, right lower chest pain, fever, chills, night sweats, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, right shoulder pain, weight loss, diarrhea, dyspnea and yellowish discoloration of skin (jaundice).[1][2]
History and Symptoms
Symptoms of pyogenic liver abscess include:[1][2]
- Right lower chest pain
- Clay colored stools
- Fever, chills and night sweats
- Dark urine
- Pain in the right upper abdomen (more common) and diffuse abdomen (less common)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Loss of appetite
- Right shoulder pain
- Weakness/malaise
- Unintentional weight loss
- Diarrhea
- Pleurisy
- Dyspnea or cough
- Yellowish discoloration of skin (jaundice) and sclera
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000261.htm Accessed on February 21, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lo JZ, Leow JJ, Ng PL, Lee HQ, Mohd Noor NA, Low JK; et al. (2015). "Predictors of therapy failure in a series of 741 adult pyogenic liver abscesses". J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 22 (2): 156–65. doi:10.1002/jhbp.174. PMID 25339111.