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Surgery Hepatic Tumors, Cysts, and Abscesses 2c636e0b

All are true about amoebic liver abscess except?

A
Sterile pus
B
Amoebae reach the right lobe > left lobe
C
Intercostal tenderness
D
Hepatocellular jaundice
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. (d) Hepatocellular jaundiceRef:Manipal manual of surgery ,4th ed./520* The anchovy sauce pus of ameobic liver abscess is sterile and is produced due to broken RBCs and damaged hepatocytes.* Due to right branch of portal vein being more in line with portal vein the organism will have higher chances of seeding in the right lobe than the left lobe.* Most patients will be male and alcoholic from lower socio-economic background and will present with severe right hypochondrium pain and symptoms of pleurisy and right shoulder pain.* On examination intercostal tenderness is seen* Bed side USG is the investigation of choice.* Jaundice is not seen usually or if seen is of obstructive type.

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