Amoebic liver abscess is the most common extraintestinal form of invasive amoebiasis. [67] About 20% of patients with liver abscess have previously had clinical dysentery. [67] Infection can ...

This retrospective case review was conducted on 35 Thai hospitalized HBV carriers who had diagnosis of liver abscess. A high rate of amoebic liver abscess in this series (37.1%) was demonstrated ...

Rise in leptospirosis, hepatitis A, shigellosis, PAM, mumps cases in Kerala, highlighting public health concerns and expert insights.

You can reach Helen on Signal at hbranswell.01. An estimated 4 million Americans are infected with hepatitis C, a disease that can go undetected for years. Another 2.4 million people in this ...

Liver diseases are rising globally, claiming over 2 million lives annually, with viral hepatitis and alcoholic liver disease among the top causes. We got in touch with an expert who explains how their ...

We report a case of hepatic and intestinal amoebiasis in a 67-year-old man who had never travelled to an endemic area. Abdominal CT investigations detected two liver abscesses and chronic colitis.

Drug-induced hepatitis is an example of acute liver inflammation, as it will resolve once the offending drug is stopped. The same is seen with hepatitis A, which will spontaneously clear once the ...

You may have heard the term hepatitis tossed around in health conversations, but what does it really mean—and how dangerous is it? “Hepatitis refers to inflammation of the liver, and in most cases, it ...

Thiruvananthapuram: With the onset of summer, health minister Veena George has urged special caution against amoebic encephalitis. During summer, the water levels in water bodies decrease ...

Mar. 24, 2025 — A comprehensive study shows that people with fatty liver disease have almost twice the mortality rate of the general population. They have an increased risk of dying from both ...

There are five kinds of hepatitis. Each has different causes, with one commonality: Hepatitis causes your liver to get inflamed. Hepatitis disease can also sometimes be spread through sexual contact.