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liver cell death, hepatic amebiasis, extraintestinal amebiasis, abscess, amebic liver, amebic liver abscess, collection of pus, in the liver, intestinal parasite entamoeba histolytica, amebic liver abscess, entamoeba histolytica, same organism that causes, amebiasis, an intestinal infection, organism, carried, the blood, liver, infection occurs worldwide, most common in tropical areas where crowded living conditions, poor sanitation exist, africa, latin america, southeast asia, india have significant health problems associated, transmission occurs, ingestion of cysts in fecally-contaminated food, water, use of human waste, fertilizer, person-to-person contact, risk factors, amebic liver abscess, malnutrition, old age, pregnancy, steroid use, cancer, immunosuppression, alcoholism, recent travel to a tropical region , homosexuality, particularly in males, patients, not have symptoms of intestinal infection, symptoms that present, fever, abdominal pain, in the right, upper region, pain intense, continuous, stabbing, general discomfort, uneasiness, ill feeling, malaise, sweating, chills, loss of appetite, weight loss, diarrhea, jaundice, joint pain, tests detect abscess, in the liver, abdominal ultrasound, abdominal ct scan, mri, liver biopsy, rarely done, due to high risk of complications, liver scan, liver function tests, abnormalities, a cbc shows elevated white blood cell count, indicating infection, a serology, amebiasis is positive, antimicrobial therapy, 750 mg of metronidazole, flagyl, taken 3 times a day, 10 days, usual treatment, liver abscess, in rare cases, abscess may need to be drained to help relieve some, the abdominal pain associated, the abscess, medication paromomycin must also be, eliminate intestinal amebiasis, prevent recurrence, abscess, rupture, spread into other organs, death, chance of complete cure, only minor problems is high, at least 80-90%, abscess, rupture, abdominal cavity, lining, the lungs, lungs, sac around the heart, infection, spread, brain, symptoms develop after travel to an area, disease is known to occur, traveling in tropical countries where poor sanitation exists, drink purified water, not eat uncooked vegetables, unpeeled fruit, public health measures include improved water purification, waste treatment, underdeveloped countries, wells cd, arguedas m, amebic liver abscess, south med j, 2004 jul, 97(7), 673-82, lingvay i, aung, k, amebic liver abscess, emedicine, 2004 nov, 2662, available online at, emedicine, com/med/topic2662.htm, accessed june 23, torre a, kershenobich d, amebic liver abscess, ann hepa tol, 2002 jan-mar, 1(1), 45-7, feldman m, friedman ls, sleisenger mh, eds, amebic liver abscess, sleisenger & fordtran's gastrointestinal, liver disease, 7th ed, philadelphia, pa, saunders, 1345-1346.