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.