UNUSUAL JAUNDICE

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Most common cause of jaundice is viral hepatitis. Other causes include biliary obstruction, drugs and rarely tumours. Hepatocellular carcinoma or metastatic tumour deposits may cause obstruction and cholestatic jaundice, but this is a late feature and by that time, a mass is generally palpable in liver. Sometimes malignant tumours are confused with some infective process mostly amoebic or pyogenic abscess [1,2]. This may cause much confusion and delay in treatment. Here an interesting case of a rare malignant tumour is presented which was initially misdiagnosed as a case of amoebic liver abscess.