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Absceso hepático piógeno - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Absceso hepático bacteriano; Absceso hepático

Definición:

El absceso hepático piógeno es un área llena de pus en el hígado.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Existen muchas causas potenciales de abscesos hepáticos, a saber:

Infección abdominal como apendicitis, diverticulitis o un intestino perforado
Infección en la sangre
Infección en las vías biliares
Endoscopia reciente de las vías biliares
Traumatismo que causa daño al hígado

Las bacterias más comunes que causan abscesos hepáticos son:

Bacteroides
Enterococo
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella
Estafilococo
Estreptococo

En la mayoría de los casos, se encuentra más de un tipo de bacteria.

El sistema digestivo

Absceso piogénico

Órganos del sistema digestivo

Reviewed last on: 9/15/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Neuschwander-Tetri BA. Bacterial, parasitic, fungal and granulomatous liver diseases. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 155.

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