67 years old | Male
A 67-year-old man presents with malaise, weight loss and intermittent fever 6 weeks after a laparoscopic appendicectomy. He has a 6 cm lesion in the right lobe of the liver that contains multiple small foci of gas.
malaise | weight loss | intermittent fever | weeks | appendicectomy | lesion in the right lobe of the liver | foci of gas
Pyogenic liver abscess
ccu hepatology EMQ 2.2 page 174
Rank |
Disease |
Weight |
---|---|---|
1 | Systemic lupus erythematosus | 259.0 |
2 | Brucellosis | 241.0 |
3 | Amebic Liver Abscess | 232.0 |
4 | Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess | 228.0 |
5 | Addison Disease | 228.0 |
6 | Pyogenic Liver Abscess | 223.0 |
7 | Alcoholic Liver Disease | 208.0 |
8 | Giardiasis | 206.0 |
9 | Renal and perinephric abscess | 199.0 |
10 | Chronic bacterial prostatitis | 190.0 |
11 | Sarcoidosis | 186.0 |
12 | pancreatic cancer | 178.0 |
13 | Salmonella infection | 178.0 |
14 | Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis | 169.0 |
15 | Alcoholic Fatty Liver | 169.0 |
16 | Toxic Megacolon | 166.0 |
17 | Crohn Disease | 166.0 |
18 | Gastric cancer | 160.0 |
19 | Multiple Sclerosis | 154.0 |
20 | Polyarteritis nodosa | 153.0 |
21 | Chronic Pancreatitis | 152.0 |
22 | Infectious mononucleosis | 146.0 |
23 | Acute Clonorchiasis | 145.0 |
24 | Graves Disease | 142.0 |
25 | Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia in children | 140.0 |
26 | Systemic sclerosis | 139.0 |
27 | Alcoholic hepatitis | 138.0 |
28 | Churg-Strauss Syndrome | 138.0 |
29 | Liver disease | 133.0 |
30 | Primary biliary cirrhosis | 133.0 |
31 | Malaria | 133.0 |
32 | Rocky Mountain spotted fever | 133.0 |
33 | Primary sclerosing cholangitis | 132.0 |
34 | Intussusception | 132.0 |
35 | Granulomatosis with polyangiitis | 130.0 |
36 | Anemia of chronic disease | 130.0 |
37 | Cryptococcosis | 128.0 |
38 | Type 1 Diabetes mellitus | 127.0 |
39 | Tuberculous Peritonitis | 126.0 |
40 | Ulcerative Colitis | 125.0 |
41 | Chronic heart failure | 123.0 |
42 | Intestinal Entamoeba histolytica amebiasis | 123.0 |
43 | Liver Cirrhosis | 117.0 |
44 | Celiac Disease | 117.0 |
45 | Acute Myeloid Leukemia in adults | 117.0 |
46 | Ovarian Cancer | 116.0 |
47 | Adrenal crisis | 116.0 |
48 | Ruptured ectopic pregnancy | 114.0 |
49 | Diabetic Amyotrophy | 113.0 |
50 | Esophagitis | 113.0 |
51 | Pneumonia | 112.0 |
52 | Acute peptic ulcer | 112.0 |
53 | Amyloidosis | 111.0 |
54 | Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in Adults | 109.0 |
55 | Intestinal Obstruction | 109.0 |
56 | STI HIV Pharyngitis | 108.0 |
57 | Bacterial pharyngitis | 106.0 |
58 | Central hypothyroidism | 106.0 |
59 | Ectopic Pregnancy | 106.0 |
60 | Acute Bacterial Prostatitis | 104.0 |
61 | Campylobacter infection | 104.0 |
62 | Biliary cirrhosis | 102.0 |
63 | Systemic vasculitis | 102.0 |
64 | Autoimmune hepatitis | 100.0 |
65 | Cystic Fibrosis | 100.0 |
66 | Cellulitis | 100.0 |
67 | Short bowel syndrome | 99.0 |
68 | Acute bacterial meningitis in adults | 99.0 |
69 | Osteoarthritis | 98.0 |
70 | Choledocholithiasis | 98.0 |
71 | Endometritis | 97.0 |
72 | Ischemic optic neuropathy | 97.0 |
73 | posteriorischemic optic neuropathy | 97.0 |
74 | anterior ischemic optic neuropathy | 97.0 |
75 | Periorbital and orbital cellulitis | 97.0 |
76 | Acalculous Cholecystitis | 96.0 |
77 | chronic acalculous cholecystitis | 96.0 |
78 | Mesenteric ischemia | 95.0 |
79 | Aseptic meningitis | 95.0 |
80 | Psoas Abscess | 95.0 |
81 | Chronic Kidney Diseases | 94.0 |
82 | Stroke | 94.0 |
83 | Chronic Hepatitis | 93.0 |
84 | Adrenocortical carcinoma | 93.0 |
85 | mucosal Eosinophilic gastroenteritis | 93.0 |
86 | Acute Cholecystitis | 91.0 |
87 | Emphysematous cholecystitis | 91.0 |
88 | Hyperthyroidism | 89.0 |
89 | Gallbladder cancer | 88.0 |
90 | Acute perforated appendicitis | 88.0 |
91 | Viral pharyngitis | 88.0 |
92 | Influenza | 88.0 |
93 | Painless thyroiditis | 88.0 |
94 | Irritable Bowel Syndrome | 88.0 |
95 | Acute Pancreatitis | 88.0 |
96 | Gallstone pancreatitis | 88.0 |
97 | Listerial gastroenteritis | 87.0 |
98 | Pheochromocytoma | 87.0 |
99 | Cholangiocarcinoma | 86.0 |
100 | Obstructive Sleep Apnea | 86.0 |
101 | Duodenal Ulcer | 85.0 |
102 | Gastric Ulcer | 85.0 |
103 | Gastroparesis | 84.0 |
104 | Viral Gastroenteritis | 83.0 |
105 | Typhoid infection | 82.0 |
106 | Adrenal Suppression | 82.0 |
107 | Gastric Outlet Obstruction | 82.0 |
108 | Ischemic stroke | 81.0 |
109 | Secondary Peritonitis | 80.0 |
110 | Pharyngitis | 80.0 |
111 | Genital herpes | 80.0 |
112 | Fibromyalgia | 80.0 |
113 | Abetalipoproteinemia | 80.0 |
114 | Non-small cell lung cancer | 80.0 |
115 | Peptic Ulcer | 80.0 |
116 | Glomerulonephritis | 79.0 |
117 | Acute viral meningitis | 79.0 |
118 | Chronic Mitral regurgitation | 78.0 |
119 | Extraintestinal Entamoeba histolytica amebiasis | 78.0 |
120 | Hepatocellular carcinoma | 77.0 |
121 | Acute viral rhinosinusitis | 77.0 |
122 | Hypothyroidism | 76.0 |
123 | Primary Myelofibrosis | 76.0 |
124 | Ruptured Tuboovarian abscess | 76.0 |
125 | Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis | 75.0 |
126 | Acute Hepatitis | 75.0 |
127 | Empyema | 75.0 |
128 | Pelvic inflammatory disease | 75.0 |
129 | Acute Appendicitis | 74.0 |
130 | Acute pelvic inflammatory disease | 74.0 |
131 | Acute bacterial meningitis in neonates | 74.0 |
132 | Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease | 73.0 |
133 | Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | 73.0 |
134 | Gastritis | 72.0 |
135 | Diabetic Ketoacidosis | 72.0 |
136 | Muscle Layer Eosinophilic gastroenteritis | 72.0 |
137 | Lung Cancer | 72.0 |
138 | Acromegaly | 72.0 |
139 | Multiple Myeloma | 72.0 |
140 | Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic state | 72.0 |
141 | ST-elevation myocardial infarction | 72.0 |
142 | Acute Liver Failure | 71.0 |
143 | COPD Exacerbation | 71.0 |
144 | Travelers diarrhea | 70.0 |
145 | Hemolytic uremic syndrome | 70.0 |
146 | Stevens-Johnson syndrome | 70.0 |
147 | Autoimmune Pancreatitis | 68.0 |
148 | Hyperaldosteronism | 68.0 |
149 | Aortic stenosis | 68.0 |
150 | Premenstrual syndrome | 68.0 |
151 | Osteomyelitis | 68.0 |
152 | Osteomalacia | 68.0 |
153 | Malt lymphoma | 68.0 |
154 | Achalasia | 67.0 |
155 | Colorectal cancer | 66.0 |
156 | Acne fulminans | 66.0 |
157 | Rheumatoid Arthritis | 66.0 |
158 | Renal Cell Carcinoma | 66.0 |
159 | Shigellosis | 66.0 |
160 | Acute pyelonephritis in adults | 66.0 |
161 | Inflammatory Bowel Diseases | 65.0 |
162 | Mitral Stenosis | 65.0 |
163 | Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage | 65.0 |
164 | Lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage | 65.0 |
165 | Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage | 65.0 |
166 | Secondary hyperparathyroidism | 65.0 |
167 | Diabetes Mellitus | 65.0 |
168 | Non-diabetic hypoglycemia | 65.0 |
169 | Amphetamine use disorder | 65.0 |
170 | Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome | 64.0 |
171 | Chronic meningitis | 64.0 |
172 | Graves ophthalmopathy | 63.0 |
173 | Clonorchiasis | 62.0 |
174 | COVID19 | 61.0 |
175 | Acute Myeloid Leukemia in children | 61.0 |
176 | Goiter | 61.0 |
177 | Abnormal uterine bleeding | 61.0 |
178 | Ankylosing spondylitis | 61.0 |
179 | Obstructive cervical goiters | 61.0 |
180 | Toxic multinodular goiter | 61.0 |
181 | Diffuse nontoxic goiter | 61.0 |
182 | Cervical goiter | 61.0 |
183 | Amebiasis | 61.0 |
184 | Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease | 60.0 |
185 | Osteoporosis | 60.0 |
186 | Anaplastic thyroid cancer | 60.0 |
187 | Familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome | 60.0 |
188 | Toxic thyroid adenoma | 60.0 |
189 | Fungal meningitis | 59.0 |
190 | Common cold(adults) | 58.0 |
191 | Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease | 58.0 |
192 | Food poisoning | 58.0 |
193 | Acute peritonitis | 58.0 |
194 | Analgesic nephropathy | 57.0 |
195 | Hyperparathyroidism | 57.0 |
196 | Pancreatic Pseudocyst | 57.0 |
197 | Herpes pharyngitis | 56.0 |
198 | Chronic pyelonephritis | 56.0 |
199 | Kawasaki disease | 56.0 |
200 | Non-cholera Vibrio infections | 56.0 |
201 | Acute pericarditis | 54.0 |
202 | Hereditary Angioedema | 54.0 |
203 | Ruptured ovarian cyst | 54.0 |
204 | Migraine | 53.0 |
205 | Motion Sickness | 53.0 |
206 | Bladder Cancer | 52.0 |
207 | Hepatic Encephalopathy | 52.0 |
208 | Ileus | 52.0 |
209 | Oropharyngeal cancer | 52.0 |
210 | Balanitis | 51.0 |
211 | Peritoneal dialysis associated peritonitis | 51.0 |
212 | Gilbert syndrome | 51.0 |
213 | Hemorrhagic stroke | 51.0 |
214 | Liver Abscess | 51.0 |
215 | Autoimmune hemolytic anemia | 50.0 |
216 | End Stage Renal Disease | 50.0 |
217 | Acute fatty liver of pregnancy | 50.0 |
218 | Psoriasis | 50.0 |
219 | Aortic Dissection | 50.0 |
220 | Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease | 50.0 |
221 | Insomnia in adults | 50.0 |
222 | Acute Rhinosinusitis | 50.0 |
223 | Chronic pelvic pain in women | 50.0 |
224 | Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis | 50.0 |
225 | Milk-alkali syndrome | 50.0 |
226 | Acute Milk-alkali syndrome | 50.0 |
227 | Chronic Milk-alkali syndrome | 50.0 |
228 | Intestinal malrotation | 50.0 |
229 | Annular pancreas | 49.0 |
230 | Animal bites | 49.0 |
231 | Insect bites and stings | 49.0 |
232 | Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis | 48.0 |
233 | Croup | 48.0 |
234 | subserosal eosinophilic gastroenteritis | 48.0 |
235 | Rotator Cuff Tears | 47.0 |
236 | Oral candidiasis | 47.0 |
237 | Chronic Clonorchiasis | 46.0 |
238 | Parkinson disease | 46.0 |
239 | Erectile dysfunction | 46.0 |
240 | Musculoskeletal sprains and strains | 46.0 |
241 | Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia | 46.0 |
242 | Chronic prostatitis | 46.0 |
243 | cholestatic liver disease | 45.0 |
244 | Common cutaneous drug reactions | 45.0 |
245 | Chlamydia pneumoniae infection | 45.0 |
246 | Acute intermittent porphyria | 44.0 |
247 | Anthrax | 44.0 |
248 | Type 2 Diabetes mellitus | 43.0 |
249 | Primary ciliary dyskinesia | 43.0 |
250 | Kartagener syndrome | 43.0 |
251 | Acute bacterial meningitis in children | 43.0 |
252 | Eosinophilic gastroenteritis | 43.0 |
253 | Angiodysplasia of the colon | 43.0 |
254 | Aortic coarctation | 43.0 |
255 | Erythema nodosum | 43.0 |
256 | Seborrheic keratosis | 43.0 |
257 | Gallstones | 42.0 |
258 | Ovarian and fallopian tube torsion | 42.0 |
259 | Cushing syndrome | 42.0 |
260 | Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction | 42.0 |
261 | Rumination Syndrome | 42.0 |
262 | Allergic rhinitis | 41.0 |
263 | Bullous pemphigoid | 41.0 |
264 | Hypercalcemia | 40.0 |
265 | Common cold(children) | 40.0 |
266 | Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome | 40.0 |
267 | Dyspepsia | 40.0 |
268 | Acute Cholangitis | 40.0 |
269 | Labyrinthitis | 39.0 |
270 | Hepatorenal Syndrome | 37.0 |
271 | Anaphylaxis | 37.0 |
272 | Acute otitis media | 37.0 |
273 | Bacterial conjunctivitis | 36.0 |
274 | Viral conjunctivitis | 36.0 |
275 | Henoch-Schonlein purpura | 36.0 |
276 | Guillain-Barre syndrome | 36.0 |
277 | Endometrial cancer | 36.0 |
278 | Familial Mediterranean fever | 36.0 |
279 | Tuboovarian abscess | 36.0 |
280 | Budd Chiari Syndrome | 35.0 |
281 | Stable angina | 35.0 |
282 | Renal Artery Stenosis | 35.0 |
283 | Abdominal compartment syndrome | 34.0 |
284 | Acute Mitral regurgitation | 34.0 |
285 | Gingivitis | 34.0 |
286 | Sunburn | 34.0 |
287 | Diabetic Kidney Disease | 34.0 |
288 | Chronic atrial fibrillation | 34.0 |
289 | Nasal polyps | 34.0 |
290 | Cholera | 34.0 |
291 | Menopause | 34.0 |
292 | Multiple endocrine neoplasia 2B | 34.0 |
293 | chronic cholestatic liver disease | 33.0 |
294 | Urinary Tract Obstruction | 33.0 |
295 | Meckel diverticulum | 33.0 |
296 | Hypogammaglobulinemia | 33.0 |
297 | Ovarian Torsion | 33.0 |
298 | Herpes zoster | 32.0 |
299 | Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura | 32.0 |
300 | Hereditary hemochromatosis | 32.0 |
301 | Hyperprolactinemia | 32.0 |
302 | Laryngeal Cancer | 32.0 |
303 | Splenic abscess | 32.0 |
304 | Tetanus | 32.0 |
305 | Gastroesophageal reflux disease | 31.0 |
306 | Lactose intolerance | 31.0 |
307 | Inguinal hernia | 31.0 |
308 | Hypoparathyroidism | 30.0 |
309 | Deep venous thrombosis | 30.0 |
310 | Chronic fatigue syndrome | 30.0 |
311 | Mirizzi Syndrome | 30.0 |
312 | Splenic Rupture | 30.0 |
313 | Epilepsy | 30.0 |
314 | Unstable angina | 29.0 |
315 | Miliaria | 29.0 |
316 | Myasthenia Gravis | 29.0 |
317 | Neonatal Myasthenia Gravis | 29.0 |
318 | Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes | 29.0 |
319 | Foodborne E coli infection | 28.0 |
320 | Pyelonephritis | 28.0 |
321 | Wilson disease | 27.0 |
322 | Clostridium difficile infection | 27.0 |
323 | Disseminated intravascular coagulation | 27.0 |
324 | Pancreatitis | 27.0 |
325 | Cholangitis | 27.0 |
326 | Cholecystitis | 27.0 |
327 | Chronic Cholecystitis | 27.0 |
328 | Stable ischemic heart disease | 26.0 |
329 | Tinea versicolor | 26.0 |
330 | Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | 25.0 |
331 | Testicular cancer | 25.0 |
332 | Hypertriglyceridemia | 25.0 |
333 | Intra-abdominal abscess | 25.0 |
334 | Endometriosis | 24.0 |
335 | Penis Carcinoma | 24.0 |
336 | Bacterial gastroenteritis | 24.0 |
337 | Pseudohypoparathyroidism | 24.0 |
338 | Multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A | 24.0 |
339 | Diverticulitis | 24.0 |
340 | Urinary tract infection | 24.0 |
341 | Cystitis | 24.0 |
342 | Simple kidney cyst | 23.0 |
343 | Zenker diverticulum | 23.0 |
344 | Migraine headache in adults | 22.0 |
345 | Splenic Infarction | 22.0 |
346 | Ascites | 21.0 |
347 | Gallbladder Empyema | 21.0 |
348 | Eclampsia | 20.0 |
349 | Thyroid lymphoma | 20.0 |
350 | Preeclampsia | 20.0 |
351 | Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy | 20.0 |
352 | Prolactinoma | 20.0 |
353 | Peritonitis | 20.0 |
354 | Prostatitis | 20.0 |
355 | Chronic liver disease | 19.0 |
356 | Portal hypertension | 19.0 |
357 | Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome | 19.0 |
358 | Leiomyomas | 18.0 |
359 | Rotor syndrome | 18.0 |
360 | Psychogenic polydipsia | 18.0 |
361 | Asthma | 18.0 |
362 | Hyperglycemia | 18.0 |
363 | Diabetic Neuropathy | 18.0 |
364 | Primary hypogonadism | 18.0 |
365 | Secondary hypogonadism | 18.0 |
366 | Phenylketonuria | 18.0 |
367 | Gastroenteritis | 18.0 |
368 | Foreign body ingestion | 18.0 |
369 | Acute Bronchitis | 16.0 |
370 | Alzheimer disease | 16.0 |
371 | Pressure ulcer | 16.0 |
372 | Hiatus hernia | 16.0 |
373 | Hemorrhoids | 15.0 |
374 | Mallory-Weiss syndrome | 15.0 |
375 | Substernal goiter | 15.0 |
376 | Subdural hematoma | 15.0 |
377 | Atypical pneumonia | 14.0 |
378 | Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus | 14.0 |
379 | Central diabetes insipidus | 14.0 |
380 | Acute respiratory failure | 14.0 |
381 | Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis | 14.0 |
382 | Peroneal Neuropathy | 14.0 |
383 | Atopic dermatitis | 13.0 |
384 | Optic neuritis | 12.0 |
385 | Neuropapillitis | 12.0 |
386 | Von willebrand disease | 12.0 |
387 | Premature labor | 11.0 |
388 | Acute epididymitis | 11.0 |
389 | Psoriatic arthritis | 10.0 |
390 | Dacryocystitis | 10.0 |
391 | Acute atrial fibrillation | 10.0 |
392 | Acne conglobata | 10.0 |
393 | Gastric Volvulus | 10.0 |
394 | Acne vulgaris | 10.0 |
395 | Gram-negative folliculitis | 10.0 |
396 | Excoriated acne | 10.0 |
397 | Sialadenitis | 9.0 |
398 | Umbilical hernia | 9.0 |
399 | Epididymo-orchitis | 9.0 |
400 | Kidney stones | 9.0 |
401 | Epiploic appendagitis | 8.0 |
402 | Paraneoplastic Syndromes | 7.0 |
403 | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia | 7.0 |
404 | Pulmonary Embolism | 6.0 |
405 | Acetaminophen overdose | 5.0 |
406 | Pityriasis rosea | 5.0 |
407 | Drowning | 5.0 |
408 | Rosacea | 5.0 |
409 | Alopecia areata | 3.0 |
410 | Dermatophyte infections | 3.0 |
411 | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 0.0 |
412 | Bell palsy | 0.0 |
413 | Acute Cystitis(Men) | 0.0 |
414 | Immune thrombocytopenia | 0.0 |
415 | Discogenic low back pain | 0.0 |
416 | Globus Sensation | 0.0 |
417 | Recurrent aphthous stomatitis | 0.0 |
418 | Androgenetic alopecia | 0.0 |
419 | Visceral leishmaniasis | 0.0 |
420 | biliary colic | 0.0 |
421 | Acute Cystitis(Women) | 0.0 |
422 | Acute heart failure | 0.0 |
423 | Musculoskeletal lower back pain | 0.0 |