Amoebic liver abscess classification
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Overview
Liver abscess may be classified into 3 types based on etiology into pyogenic, amoebic, and fungal liver abscess.[1]. Based on duration of symptoms, amoebic liver abscess is classified into acute and chronic.
Classification
Classification
- Amoebic liver abscess may be classified according to international classification of diseases-10 (ICD-10) into:[2]
- A06.4
- Based on duration of symptoms, amoebic liver abscess is classified into:[1]
| Amoebic liver abscess | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acute | Chronic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acute benign | Acute aggressive | Chronic benign | Chronic accelerated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mavilia MG, Molina M, Wu GY (2016). “The Evolving Nature of Hepatic Abscess: A Review”. J Clin Transl Hepatol. 4 (2): 158–68. doi:10.14218/JCTH.2016.00004. PMC 4913073. PMID 27350946.
- ↑ Amoebic liver abscess http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/A00-B99/A00-A09/A06-/A06.4 Accessed on March 7, 2017
Looking for the patient version?
© 2026 MyEClinic – IFTM Institut für Telematik in der Medizin GmbH