Abstract

Liver abscesses have plagued mankind from times immemorial with well-documented reference of the abscess since the time of Hippocrates (400 B.C.). The two common causes of liver abscess are pyogenic and amoebic . Amoebic liver abscesses are more common in our series as compared to pyogenic. There is a third entity, namely Fungal Live Abscess is rare. In our series of 61 patients, the most common cause was amoebic abscess and it was seen more often in alcoholic patients

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