Amoebic Liver Abscess: Diagnosis and Effective Management

Amoebic Liver Abscess: Diagnosis and Effective Management

Question. Write management of Amoebic liver abscess.

Answer.

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Management of amoebic liver abscess

• Injection dehydroemetine 60 mg IM daily for 6 days.
• Tab. Tinidazole 600 mg TDS for 7 days.
• Tab. Chloroquine 500 mg TDS for 11 days.

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If Amoebic liver abscess is large:

• The abscess should be aspirated and all flid pus, etc. Will be removed.
• Open drainage of pus may be undertaken if there is large amount of pus secondarily infected or if there are signs of pus, but aspiration is negative.
• Depending on the patient’s response aspiration of abscess may be carried out.

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Question. Describe the etiology, diagnostic criterias and management 

Answer. Viral hepatitis is a clinical entity where systemic infection causes inflmmation and hepatic cell necrosis.

Etiology

• Hepatitis A,B,C,D,E, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus,
• Epstein­barr virus and yellow fever virus.

Diagnostic Criterias Diagnosis is based on investigations. Following are the investigation which confim the diagnosis of viral hepatitis