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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]

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Risk Factors

Common risk factors in the development of pyogenic liver abscess are:[1][2][3][4]

  • Immunodeficiency
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Pancreatic or hepatobiliary disease
  • Liver transplant

References

  1. Huang CJ, Pitt HA, Lipsett PA, Osterman FA, Lillemoe KD, Cameron JL; et al. (1996). "Pyogenic hepatic abscess. Changing trends over 42 years". Ann Surg. 223 (5): 600–7, discussion 607-9. PMC 1235191. PMID 8651751.
  2. Mohsen AH, Green ST, Read RC, McKendrick MW (2002). "Liver abscess in adults: ten years experience in a UK centre". QJM. 95 (12): 797–802. PMID 12454322.
  3. Chan KS, Chen CM, Cheng KC, Hou CC, Lin HJ, Yu WL (2005). "Pyogenic liver abscess: a retrospective analysis of 107 patients during a 3-year period". Jpn J Infect Dis. 58 (6): 366–8. PMID 16377869.
  4. Thomsen RW, Jepsen P, Sørensen HT (2007). "Diabetes mellitus and pyogenic liver abscess: risk and prognosis". Clin Infect Dis. 44 (9): 1194–201. doi:10.1086/513201. PMID 17407038.