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Descriptor English: Liver Abscess
Descriptor Spanish: Absceso Hepático
Descriptor absceso hepático
Scope note: Colecciones solitarias o múltiples de PUS debidas a infecciones producidas por bacterias, protozoos y otros microorganismos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Abscesso Hepático
Descriptor French: Abcès du foie
Entry term(s): Abscess, Hepatic
Abscess, Liver
Abscesses, Hepatic
Abscesses, Liver
Hepatic Abscess
Hepatic Abscesses
Liver Abscesses
Tree number(s): C01.830.025.020.455
C06.552.597
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008100
Scope note: Solitary or multiple collections of PUS within the liver as a result of infection by bacteria, protozoa, or other agents.
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific organism infection term (IM); LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC and LIVER ABSCESS, PYOGENIC are also available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 8273
Unique ID: D008100
NLM Classification: WI 730
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Liver Abscess - Preferred
Concept UI M0012633
Scope note Solitary or multiple collections of PUS within the liver as a result of infection by bacteria, protozoa, or other agents.
Preferred term Liver Abscess
Entry term(s) Abscess, Hepatic
Abscess, Liver
Abscesses, Hepatic
Abscesses, Liver
Hepatic Abscess
Hepatic Abscesses
Liver Abscesses



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