Amoebic liver abscess: Role for intervention?

ABSTRACT

Liver abscess complicates intestinal amoebiasis in 3-10% of the cases. Presented here is an interesting case of amoebic liver abscess which was diagnosed using ultrasound abdomen and CT scan showing compression of the right kidney. The patient was not responding to maximal medical management with intravenous Ceftriaxone and Metronidazole, underwent therapeutic and diagnostic aspiration of "anchovy sauce pus" and had relief of his symptoms of fever and abdominal pain after 6 days of admission. With this case we would like to highlight the use of therapeutic radiological intervention for the treatment of liver abscess and also discuss the indications, complications and role for the same in clinical practice