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Absceso hepático piógeno - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Absceso hepático bacteriano; Absceso hepático

Definición:

Es un área llena de pus dentro del hígado.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Existen muchas causas potenciales de abscesos hepáticos. Se pueden desarrollar por infecciones abdominales tales como apendicitis, diverticulitis o un intestino perforado. Otras causas pueden ser una infección en la sangre o en el tracto biliar (secreción del hígado), o trauma que causa daño al hígado.

Las bacterias más comunes que causan abscesos en el hígado son: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, enterococos, estafilococos, estreptococos y Bacteroides.

  • Fecha de revisión: 7/28/2006
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Charlotte Grayson, MD, Private Practice specializing in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, Smyrna, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc
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