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 ?
Hi thanks for your query....first let me clarify to you that pus cells in liver suggest liver access predominantly of infectious origin....such an access is evaluated first with the help CT ABDOMEN AND ELISA IGM FOR AMOEBA ANTIGEN.LATER ITS TREATED INITIALLY WITH TAB METRONIDAZOLE 750mgm PO TID for 21 days. Generally 70 to 90 access resolve by this time...in case an access has not resolved with this therapy, then surgical Chat Doctor. Please consult an expert hepatologist for further queries. Thank you.