"Liver Abscess" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Solitary or multiple collections of PUS within the liver as a result of infection by bacteria, protozoa, or other agents.
| Descriptor ID |
D008100
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.025.020.455 C06.552.597
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| Concept/Terms |
Liver Abscess- Liver Abscess
- Abscess, Liver
- Abscesses, Liver
- Liver Abscesses
- Abscess, Hepatic
- Abscesses, Hepatic
- Hepatic Abscess
- Hepatic Abscesses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Liver Abscess" by people in Profiles.
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Lui JK, Ogunsua AA, Hatch SC, Liebmann J, Scully G. The diagnostic utility of tumor markers: a teachable moment. Am J Med. 2015 May; 128(5):e9-10.
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Cameron DR, Ward DV, Kostoulias X, Howden BP, Moellering RC, Eliopoulos GM, Peleg AY. Serine/threonine phosphatase Stp1 contributes to reduced susceptibility to vancomycin and virulence in Staphylococcus aureus. J Infect Dis. 2012 Jun; 205(11):1677-87.
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Srinivasan J, Ooi WW. Successful treatment of histoplasmosis brain abscess with voriconazole. Arch Neurol. 2008 May; 65(5):666-7.
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Gelber AC, Schachna L, Mitchell L, Schwartzman G, Hartnell G, Geschwind JF. Beh?et's disease complicated by pylephlebitis and hepatic abscesses. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2001 Sep-Oct; 19(5 Suppl 24):S59-61.
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Johannsen EC, Sifri CD, Madoff LC. Pyogenic liver abscesses. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2000 Sep; 14(3):547-63, vii.
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Stain SC, Yellin AE, Donovan AJ, Brien HW. Pyogenic liver abscess. Modern treatment. Arch Surg. 1991 Aug; 126(8):991-6.
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Weissleder R, Saini S, Stark DD, Elizondo G, Compton C, Wittenberg J, Ferrucci JT. Pyogenic liver abscess: contrast-enhanced MR imaging in rats. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1988 Jan; 150(1):115-20.
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Kratzke RA, Golenbock DT. Pyomyositis and hepatic abscess in association with Aeromonas hydrophila sepsis. Am J Med. 1987 Aug; 83(2):347-9.
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Johnson RD, Mueller PR, Ferrucci JT, Dawson SL, Butch RJ, Papanicolaou N, vanSonnenberg E, Simeone JF, Wittenberg J. Percutaneous drainage of pyogenic liver abscesses. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1985 Mar; 144(3):463-7.
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Ferrucci JT. Percutaneous drainage of abdominal abscesses and fluid collections. Mt Sinai J Med. 1984 Jul-Aug; 51(4):547-51.