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Ruptured Amoebic Liver Abscess With Empyema, Venous Thromboembolism and Bronchopleural Fistula: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports
Amoebiasis, a gastrointestinal infection caused by Entamoeba histolytica, is the third leading cause of mortality worldwide among parasitic infections with over 100,000 deaths annually.
Nur H. Ahnal, Siti N. Mohd Nawi, Wan S. Wan Ghazali, Alwi Muhd Besari, Hafsah Sazali, Fathin Hadi   +5 more
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Sex in Immune Cells and Parasitic Diseases - A Complex Relationship. [PDF]

Immunol Rev
ABSTRACT Epidemiological studies consistently show that many parasitic diseases affect males more frequently than females. These disparities are multifactorial, arising partly from gender‐specific behaviors that influence exposure risk and health‐seeking practices, especially in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Increasing evidence also highlights that
Honecker B, Hansen CS, Lotter H.
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Europe's contribution to the evaluation of the use of systemic antimicrobials in the treatment of periodontitis

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This narrative review celebrates Europe's contribution to the current knowledge on systemically administered antimicrobials in periodontal treatment. Periodontitis is the most frequent chronic noncommunicable human disease. It is caused by dysbiotic bacterial biofilms and is commonly treated with subgingival instrumentation.
David Herrera, Arie Jan van Winkelhoff, Paula Matesanz, Katalina Lauwens, Wim Teughels   +4 more
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Right basal bronchial fistula due to amebic infection: a case report

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023
Background Pleuropulmonary amebiasis is the second most common form of extraintestinal invasive amebiasis, but cases that include bronchopleural fistula are rare.
Tomohiro Yazawa, Hitoshi Igai, Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, Ken Shirabe   +3 more
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Pleural Amebiasis without Hepar Involvement

Magna Medika, 2023
Background:  Pleuropulmonary amebiasis is the most common complication of amoebic liver abscess, occurring in 15% of patients with amoebic liver disease and in 1% of patients with amoebic dysentery.
Friska Handayani, Irvan Medison, Dewi Wahyu Fitrina, Dessy Mizarti   +3 more
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PULMONARY AMEBIASIS COMPLICATED WITH MASSIVE LEFT EMPYEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE: A CASE REPORT

Sanamed, 2020
Introduction: Amebiasis is defined as a parasitic infection with the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. Amebiasis in pulmonary and pleural tissue is the second common location of extraintestinal amebias is after amoebic liver abscess. Pulmonary and pleural
Dewi P Kristin, Suci D Yulia, Dewi P Ivana, Iswanto Iswanto   +3 more
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Features of the course of contemporary intestinal amebiasis

Инфекция и иммунитет, 2020
Acute intestinal infections, including intestinal amebiasis, remain a pressing public health problem. Amebiasis still represents an important and partially solved problem to health care. In the Astrakhan region, intestinal amebiasis is being continuously
L. p. Cherenova, R. S. Arakelyan, T. M. Mikhailovskaya   +2 more
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Amebiasis in HIV-1-infected Japanese men: clinical features and response to therapy. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011
Invasive amebic diseases caused by Entamoeba histolytica are increasing among men who have sex with men and co-infection of ameba and HIV-1 is an emerging problem in developed East Asian countries.
Koji Watanabe, Hiroyuki Gatanaga, Aleyla Escueta-de Cadiz, Junko Tanuma, Tomoyoshi Nozaki, Shinichi Oka   +5 more
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A rare case of extraintestinal amebiasis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Amoebiasis is caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, which is a rare infectious disease in developed countries. If the trophozoites enter the blood, it can spread through the body, such as brain, and lungs.
Bao Fu, Jinjing Wang, Xiaoyun Fu
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The Epidemiology of Entamoeba histolytica Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors among Domestic and Imported Patients in Taiwan during the 2011–2020 Period

Medicina, 2022
Background and Objectives: Amebiasis remains an important public health problem worldwide, and immigration and increased international travel have affected incident disease cases.
Fu-Huang Lin, Bao-Chung Chen, Yu-Ching Chou, Wu-Chien Chien, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Chi-Jeng Hsieh, Chia-Peng Yu   +6 more
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