Suggest treatment for abdominal pain and pus cells in liver
Patient: MY BROTHER IN LAW IS IN GREAT PAIN AND UPON A READING OF THE SCAN REPORT, THE DOCTOR TREATING HIM HAS SAID THAT HE SUSPECTS THAT HIS LIVER MAY BE HAVING PUS CELLS.  DESPITE THE MEDICINES PRESCRIBED, HE IS IN GREAT PAIN. WHAT IS THE BEST TREATMENT IN SUCH A CONDITION ? Doctor: Hi thanks for your query....first let me clarify to you that pus cells in liver suggest liver abcess predominantly of infectious origin....such an abcess is evaluated first with the help CT ABDOMEN AND ELISA IGM FOR ENTAMOEBA ANTIGEN.LATER ITS TREATED INTIALLY WITH TAB METRONIDAZOLE 750mgm po tid for 21 days.generally 70 to 90 %abcess resolve by this time...in case an abcess has not resolved with this therapy,then surgical drainage of the abcess is done under ultrasound guidance.please consult an expert hepatologist for further queries.thank you.