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Preferred term

Liver Abscess, Pyogenic  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Single or multiple areas of PUS due to bacterial infection within the hepatic parenchyma. It can be caused by a variety of BACTERIA, local or disseminated from infections elsewhere such as in APPENDICITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; PERITONITIS; and after LIVER TRANSPLANTATION.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Pyogenic Hepatic Abscess
  • Pyogenic Liver Abscess

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GRQMNWHP-K

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