A liver abscess, known as an anchovy-paste liver abscess, results from E. histolytica infection seeding the liver via the portal vein from the colon.
Maksa-absessi, joka tunnetaan anjovismaksana, on seurausta E. histolyticalta tulevasta infektiosta, joka leviää porttilaskimon kautta paksusuolesta maksaan.
| Front | What gross finding is seen below and what is its pathogenesis? |
|---|---|
| Back | Liver abscess (anchovy-paste liver abcess) → E.histolytica → amoeba can seed the liver via the portal vein after infecting the colonic mucosa |
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