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Unusual pus in liver detected in Covid-recovered patients: Study
Updated On: 23 July, 2021 10:07 AM IST | New Delhi | ANI
A liver abscess (Pus formation in the Liver) is commonly caused by a parasite known as Entamoeba histolytica which is transmitted by contaminated food and water
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The Covid-19 patient treated with steroids developed unusually large and multiple liver abscesses after recovery from infection, said the reports of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi. A liver abscess (Pus formation in the Liver) is commonly caused by a parasite known as Entamoeba histolytica which is transmitted by contaminated food and water.
"During the second wave of the Covid-19, in April-May 2021, a number of Covid-19 patients presented with some unusual manifestations. We saw for the first time in last two months unusually large and multiple liver abscesses in fourteen patients after recovery from Covid-19 infection," said Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Professor Anil Arora.
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