A man went to the hospital several times with gut pain and a fever — and it turned out that his relatively common symptoms had an unusual cause.

A CT scan showed a multi-septated abscess in the liver ; the abscess was drained percutaneously, and 140 mL of watery-brown fluid was aspirated. The fluid was reactive to E. histolytica IgG, but the ...

Occasionally, a CT scan is needed to make the distinction, ... Lesions that can look like simple cysts include a liver abscess; a cancerous tumor with a necrotic or dead liquid center; ...

Paired CT scans catch chemo-killing of liver tumors in real time. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2012 / 12 / 121231110516.htm. Johns Hopkins Medicine.

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