Giant Amoebic Liver Abscess: A Rare Diagnosis in a Rural Setting of Sub-Saharan Africa

Table 1

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of amoebic liver abscess.

Characteristics	Percentage of patients affected (%)
Fever	85–90
Weight loss	33–50
Diarrhoea	20–33
Cough	10–30
Jaundice	6–10
Abdominal tenderness	84–90
Hepatomegaly	30–50
Prevalence (male/female)	50/50 in children
weeks	21–51