Fungal Liver Abscess and Hepatosplenic Candidiasis: CT, MRI, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis, and AI-Powered Medical Imaging
Keywords: Fungal Liver Abscess, Hepatosplenic Candidiasis, Liver Abscess CT, Liver MRI, Hepatic Infection, Candida Infection, Hepatic Microabscess, CT Scan Diagnosis, MRI Diagnosis, Medical Imaging AI, Radiology AI, Liver Lesion Differential Diagnosis Abstract A patient presenting with right upper quadrant abdominal pain, fever, and chills may initially appear to have an uncomplicated hepatobiliary infection. However, when CT or MRI demonstrates multiple small hepatic lesions , particularly in an immunocompromised patient, the diagnostic problem becomes substantially more complex. Fungal liver abscess and hepatosplenic candidiasis (HSC) must be considered alongside bacterial liver abscess, metastatic disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, lymphoma, and other infectious lesions. The attached case describes a 48-year-old man with right upper quadrant pain, fever, and chills , with imaging demonstrating multiple hepatic abnormalities. The source material emphasizes that fungal hepat...