Best hospitals and doctors for Abscess Subphrenic in Chennai - Madras, India

A subphrenic abscess is a localized accumulation of pus in the abdominal cavity just beneath the diaphragm in the "subphrenic space". This is the space between the diaphragm (which separates the chest cavities from the abdominal cavity) and the transverse colon. This condition usually affects the elderly.

• Pain in the chest and/or upper abdomen on the affected side, and/or shoulder
• Abdominal tenderness
• Abdominal swelling
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Fever
• Chills
• Sweating
• Edema
• Loss of appetite
• Non-productive cough
• Rapid heart rate
• Rapid breathing
• Difficult breathing
• Absence of breathing sounds
• Absence of bowel sounds
• Foul-smelling sputum
• Tenderness across the eighth through twelfth ribs ("Krukow's sign")
• Mental confusion/apprehension
• Chronic hiccoughing
• Jaundice
• Leukocytosis
• Anemia