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Liver abscess

Последний просмотренный: 9 Jul 2026
Last updated: 24 Apr 2026

Резюме

Определение

Анамнез и осмотр

Ключевые диагностические факторы

  • fevers and chills
  • RUQ tenderness
  • hepatomegaly
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Другие диагностические факторы

  • weight loss
  • fatigue
  • abdominal pain
  • nausea and vomiting
  • cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain
  • jaundice
  • signs of pleural effusion in the right lower zone
  • signs of shock
  • ascites
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Факторы риска

  • biliary tract disease
  • age >50 years
  • underlying malignancy
  • diabetes mellitus
  • interventional biliary or hepatic procedures
  • living in or visiting area endemic for amebiasis
  • cirrhosis
  • liver transplantation
  • alcoholism
  • male sex
  • cardiopulmonary disease
  • immunocompromised state
  • penetrating abdominal trauma
  • inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, appendicitis, diverticulitis, or peritonitis
  • bacteremia, endocarditis, or other intravascular infection
  • poor dentition
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Диагностические исследования

Исследования, которые показаны в первую очередь

  • CBC
  • serum LFTs
  • blood cultures
  • prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time
  • liver ultrasound
  • contrast-enhanced abdominal CT scan
  • Gram stain and culture of aspirated abscess fluid
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Исследования, проведение которых нужно рассмотреть

  • CXR
  • serum antibody test for Entamoeba histolytica
  • stool Entamoeba histolytica antigen detection test
  • antigen testing or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of aspirated abscess fluid
  • liver MRI
  • CRP
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Алгоритм лечения

Начальные

suspected pyogenic abscess

suspected amebic abscess

Острый

pyogenic abscess: following response to intravenous antibiotic therapy

amebic abscess: following response to nitroimidazole therapy

ПРОДОЛЖЕНИЕ

abscess recurrence

Составители

Авторы

Rachel P. Simmons, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of General Internal Medicine

Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Providence

RI

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RPS declares that she serves on the American Board of Internal Medicine as Vice Chair of the Traditional Exam Approval Committee for which she receives an honorarium, and on the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine as the Chair of Scholarship and Survey Committee. Neither role specifically relates to liver abscess.

Выражение благодарностей

Rachel P. Simmons would like to gratefully acknowledge Professor Lawrence S. Friedman, a previous contributor to this topic.

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LSF reported receiving royalties from Elsevier, Wiley, McGraw-Hill, Harvard Health Publications, Wolters Kluwer, and UpToDate at the time of disclosure.

Рецензенты

James Neuberger, BM, BCh

Consultant Physician

Liver Unit

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Birmingham

UK

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JN declares that he has no competing interests.

​Hrishikesh Samant, MD FACG

Director Hepatology

LSU Health Sciences Center

Shreveport

LA

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HS declares that he has no competing interests.

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Основные статьи

Kim AY. Bacterial, parasitic, and fungal infections of the liver, including liver abscesses. In: Chung RT, Rubin DT, Wilcox CM, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's gastrointestinal and liver disease - 2 volume set. 12th ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 2026.​

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