Investigation of choice for amoebic liver abscess: March 2012
Ans: B i.e. Serum Entamoeba antibodies Diagnosis of amoebic liver disease Analysis of serum for Entamoeba antibodies by immunoassay carries 99% sensitivity and more than 90% specificity, and is more accurate than stool analysis in amoebic liver disease Diagnosis may depend on cyst aspiration revealing the classic anchovy sauce appearance of the cyst fluid
Demonstration of parasites in stool
Serum Entamoeba antibodies
Aspiration of cyst fluid
X-ray abdomen