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Amebic liver abscess

Journal of Gastroenterology, 1996
We report eight cases of amebic liver abscess. All patients were men, and four were homosexual. Five of the eight patients had syphilis, but the four homosexual patients who were tested for HIV infection were negative. Ultrasonography (US), with or without needle aspiration, is the best method for diagnosing amebic liver abscess, and the treatment of ...
Katsusuke Satake   +2 more
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Recurrent amebic liver abscess

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2012
Recurrence of amebic liver abscess is uncommon. We report a 62-year-old man presenting with amebic liver abscess thrice in last 5 years.
Dinesh Kumar, Singal   +2 more
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Amebic liver abscess in children

open access: yesThe Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1993
Although amebic liver abscess can be a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in all ages, there are few reports dealing with this entity in children. Twenty-four children with amebic liver abscess, ages ranging between 3 weeks and 14.5 years, were managed at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, between November, 1987, and October,
Nazir, Zafar, Moazam, Farhat
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Management of Amebic Liver Abscess

Archives of Medical Research, 2000
formed in 19 patients on the day of admission to the hospital. The main outcome measures that were recorded were abdominal pain, fever, anorexia, and hepatomegaly. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, serum aspartate, alanine aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphatase activities were also measured.
Vineet Ahuja
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Amebic Liver Abscess

Archives of Surgery, 1982
Amebic liver abscess was seen in 35 patients over a ten-year period at Cook County and the University of Illinois hospitals, Chicago; 32 had immigrated from an area of endemic amebiasis, but three were natives of Chicago. Typically they had right upper-quadrant abdominal pain and fever of short duration (nine days); on physical examination, upper ...
S F, Abuabara   +3 more
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Amebic Liver Abscess

Southern Medical Journal, 2004
Amebic liver abscess is the most common extraintestinal manifestation of infection with Entamoeba histolytica, and it is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In this article the most recent available information is reviewed relating to epidemiology, pathogenesis, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment.
Christopher D, Wells, Miguel, Arguedas
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AMEBIC LIVER ABSCESS

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2000
Amebiasis is a widespread parasitic disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica. This protozoan organism is the third leading parasitic cause of death in the developing world and is an important health risk to travelers in endemic areas. Amebiasis most commonly results in asymptomatic colonization of the gastrointestinal tract, but some patients may ...
M A, Hughes, W A, Petri
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Amebic liver abscess in children

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1982
Five children with amebic liver abscesses are presented, and the distinctive clinical and laboratory features for these and 119 other children are described. The majority (91%) were less than 3 years old, and 77% had an isolated abscess in the right hepatic lobe. Each child presented with a history of fever and gastrointestinal symptoms, and two-thirds
A, Haffar, F J, Boland, M S, Edwards
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