| HELLP | hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count [syndrome] |
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| H-L-K | heart, liver, and kidneys |
| HLN | hilar lymph node; hyperplastic liver nodules |
| IASL | International Association for Study of the Liver |
| ILS | idiopathic leucine sensitivity; idiopathic lymphadenopathy syndrome; increase in life span; infrared... |
| embolic abscess | An abscess arising at the point of arrest of a septic embolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Tornwaldt's abscess | Chronic infection of the pharyngeal bursa. See: Tornwaldt's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epidural abscess | This is a disorder which is characterised by inflammation and a collection of infected material (pus) in the area between the skull bone and the covering of the brain (meninges). Infection is usually caused by bacteria (Staphylococcus), but may be secondary to a fungal or viral infection. Epidural abscess can occur secondary to a chronic ear or sinus infection, penetrating head injury or mastoiditis. Fever, headache and neurologic symptoms are common. (27 Sep 1997) |
| tropical abscess | <gastroenterology> An area of abscess formation (liquefaction necrosis) in the liver due to infection of the organ with amoebae. See: amoebiasis. (05 Feb 1998) |
| tuberculous abscess | An abscess caused by the tubercle bacillus. Synonym: cold abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubo-ovarian abscess | A large abscess involving a uterine tube and an adherent ovary, resulting from extension of purulent inflammation of the tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| faecal abscess | A collection of pus and faeces. Synonym: faecal abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lacunar abscess | An abscess involving the urethral lacunae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular abscess | An abscess in a hair, tonsillar, or other follicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral alveolar abscess | An alveolar abscess located along the lateral root surface of a tooth. Synonym: pericemental abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral periodontal abscess | An abscess that forms at the depth of a periodontal pocket due to multiplication of pyogenic microorganisms or the presence of foreign material. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lung abscess | A collection of pus within a cavity in the lung due to a bacterial infection (bacterial endocarditis). Certain bacteria (Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Tuberculosis, Klebsiella) are more likely to cavitate the lung and cause abscess formation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| acute yellow atrophy of the liver | A lesion in which there is extensive and rapid death of parenchymal cells of the liver, sometimes with fatty degeneration of the size of the organ; the necrosis may result from fulminant viral infection or chemical poisoning; associated with jaundice. Synonym: acute parenchymatous hepatitis, Rokitansky's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenoma, liver cell | A benign epithelial tumour of the liver. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alcoholic liver disease | <gastroenterology> Alcoholic cirrhosis is a condition of irreversible liver disease due to the chronic inflammatory and toxic effects of ethanol on the liver. In cirrhosis, the liver cells are replaced by fibrous scar tissue. Fibrosis leads to the development of portal hypertension. The development of cirrhosis is directly related to the duration and quantity of alcohol consumption. The manifestations of cirrhosis are related to the liver's inability to not adequately remove waste products from the bloodstream and the effects of portal hypertension. (15 Nov 1997) |