Clinical presentation of liver abscess

ABSTRACT

Liver abscesses is a common problem in developing countries especially with poor hygiene and water supply. A retrospective study was conducted to review the records of cases of liver abscesses treated at Jinnah postgraduate medical centre Karachi from September 1996 to July 2001. The objective being to see the most common clinical presentation of liver abscess. A total of 158 cases 136 male and 22 female were admitted and treated. The most common clinical features were fever, pain right upper abdomen and hepatomagally. Ultrasound diagnosed 96.8% of cases. 56 patients were treated with antibiotics, 79 had aspiration and 17 had exploratory laparatomy. There was no mortality in our study