A CASE REPORT ON HEPATOGASTRIC FISTULA IN A CASE OF LIVER ABSCESS

Abstract

Liver abscess is a common cause of febrile illness in India. It usually presents with fever and right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is not a commonly described clinical presentation of liver abscess. In liver abscess, upper gastrointestinal bleeding would usually be attributed to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory druginduced esophagitis, erosive mucosal disease, or duodenal or gastric ulcer, as would be expected in any febrile illness. I present a case report of a patient who presented with febrile illness and upper gastrointestinal bleed due to a ruptured liver abscess perforating into the stomach.