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  Epidemiology and Clinical Profile of Liver Abscess from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Northern India

  By Varun Dogra, Ishfaq Ahmad Gilkar, Umer Mushtaq, Irfan Ahmad Mir

  Abstract: Background: Liver abscess is defined as a localized collection of supportive material encapsulated within the liver parenchyma due to inflammatory necrosis secondary to bacterial, amoebic, tubercular, or fungal pathogens. Male gender, advanced age liver cirrhosis, proton pump inhibitors low socioeconomic status, alcoholism, diabetes, immunodeficiency states and poor hygiene are few of the risk factors mentioned in literature that are associated with Liver abscess. In the past decade, the treatment protocol …

  Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Surgery · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 1–6 Read article →