PATHOLOGY ANATOMY Amebic infection Gross: o Amebic abscess is usually single and commonly located in upper posterior right

lobe. o It is not a true abscess because consists of necrotic tissue (remanents of cells) and blood (chocolate necrotic contents) with necrotic wall. If this abscess gets infected by another organism, then become true abscess. Microscopic: o Necrotic liver tissue, mononuclear cells and the organism itself. Complications: o Rupture. o Spread to lung and brain. o Infection and true abscess change.