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Suggest Treatment For Pyogenic Liver Abscess With Diverticular Disease
Question: I have had a pyogenic liver abscess with diverticular disease as a possible inoculum right empyema
what is all this as I have been very ill
what is all this as I have been very ill
Brief Answer:
Infection
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query
It looks like you have got
1. Bacterial infection of the liver
2. The bacterial infection of liver has spread upwards to involve the lining of the lung as well.
The treatment is with prolonged antibiotics. We give upto 3 weeks of IV antibiotics and depending on the size of the liver abscess it might require draining of the pus using a small pipe. Most patients recover without recurrence.
I hope I was of help, if you have any further queries please get back to me
Regards
Infection
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query
It looks like you have got
1. Bacterial infection of the liver
2. The bacterial infection of liver has spread upwards to involve the lining of the lung as well.
The treatment is with prolonged antibiotics. We give upto 3 weeks of IV antibiotics and depending on the size of the liver abscess it might require draining of the pus using a small pipe. Most patients recover without recurrence.
I hope I was of help, if you have any further queries please get back to me
Regards
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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