Characteristics of liver abscess*^[1-3]

	Findings suggestive of pyogenic liver abscess	Findings suggestive of amebic liver abscess
Age	Older adults	Younger adults
Gender distribution	Both men and women affected	Usually men affected
Left shift on white blood cell count	Often present	Usually absent
Serum bilirubin concentration	Often elevated	Usually normal
History	Prior history of gallstones Diabetes mellitus	Exposure to resource-limited settings

* Clinical findings alone cannot distinguish between pyogenic and amebic liver abscess; however, certain clinical features can raise suspicion of one over the other.

References:

Cosme A, Ojeda E, Zamarreño I, Bujanda L, et al. Pyogenic versus amoebic liver abscesses. A comparative clinical study in a series of 58 patients. Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2010; 102:90.
Abbas MT, Khan FY, Muhsin SA, et al. Epidemiology, Clinical Features and Outcome of Liver Abscess: A single Reference Center Experience in Qatar. Oman Med J 2014; 29:260.
Barnes PF, De Cock KM, Reynolds TN, Ralls PW. A comparison of amebic and pyogenic abscess of the liver. Medicine (Baltimore) 1987; 66:472.

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Characteristics of liver abscess*[1-3]

Characteristics of liver abscess*^[1-3]