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Infections > Suppuration > Abscess > Abdominal Abscess > Liver Abscess
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Digestive System Diseases > Liver Diseases > Liver Abscess

Preferred term

Liver Abscess  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Abscesses, Hepatic
  • Abscess, Hepatic
  • Hepatic Abscess
  • Hepatic Abscesses

Note

  • coordinate IM with specific organism infection term (IM); LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC and LIVER ABSCESS, PYOGENIC are also available

Scope note

  • Solitary or multiple collections of PUS within the liver as a result of infection by bacteria, protozoa, or other agents.

In other languages

  • maksapaise

    Finnish

  • abscessus hepatis
  • abscessus hepatis cholangiticus
  • abscessus hepatis hematogenes
  • abscessus hepatis lymphogenes
  • abscessus hepatis NAS
  • abscessus hepatis pylephlebiticus
  • hematogeeninen maksa-absessi
  • imuteitse syntynyt maksapaise
  • lymfogeeninen maksa-absessi
  • lymfogeeninen maksapaise
  • maksa-absessi
  • maksa-abskessi
  • maksan märkäpesäke
  • porttilaskimon tulehdukseen liittyvä maksapaise
  • sappitietulehdukseen liittyvä maksapaise
  • tarkemmin määrittämätön maksapaise
  • veriteitse syntynyt maksapaise
  • Leverabscess

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008100

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