Investigation of choice for amoebic liver abscess: March 2012
Demonstration of parasites in stool
Serum Entamoeba antibodies
Aspiration of cyst fluid
X-ray abdomen
Ans: B i.e. Serum Entamoeba antibodies Diagnosis of amoebic liver disease Analysis of serum for Entamoeba antibodies by immunoassay carries 99% sensitivity and more than 90% specificity, and is more accurate than stool analysis in amoebic liver disease Diagnosis may depend on cyst aspiration revealing the classic anchovy sauce appearance of the cyst fluid