Frequency of various signs in amoebic liver abscess

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Pat- terson and Law- lis31 Subra- man- ium and Madan- gopal- an28 Rama- chan- dran et al9 Madan- gopa- lan29 Habi- bullah et al23 Samsi et al23 Wil- mot25 Cha- ves32 Hari- nas- uta26 Rag- hav- an3 Ka- poor Hepatic enlargement % % % % % % % % % % % Downwards 87 87.3 79.5 86 87 66 74 87.5 91 72 90 Upwards only - 8.3 15.3 9 11 34 26 12.5 9 28 10 None 13 4.4 5.2 5 7.6             Hepatic tenderness - - 90.0 - 76.0 91.2 93 85.7 95 68 88 Lung findings 66 - 3.6 - 3.8 1.2 76 71.4 - - 35.5 Splenomegaly - 7 cases - 21 - - - 14.2 - - 1.5 Swelling of the upper abdomen - 7.1 18 10 80 (Bulge) - - - - - 7

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