Clinical, Laboratory, and Management Profile in Patients of Liver Abscess from Northern India

Table 1

Clinical profile of patients: pain abdomen and fever were the two most common symptoms while hepatomegaly was the most frequent clinical finding.

	Parameters	Percentage (=n)
Symptoms	Pain abdomen	99% (198)
	Fever	94% (188)
	Anorexia	93% (186)
	Nausea/vomiting	54% (108)
	Diarrhea	23% (46)
	Cough	16% (32)
	Weight loss	40% (80)
Risk Factors	Alcoholic; Diabetic	72% (144); 9% (18)
Signs	Pallor	39% (78)
	Jaundice	26% (52)
	Hepatomegaly	89% (178)
	Splenomegaly	10% (20)
	Ascites	9% (18)
	Pleural effusion	30% (60)