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From Treatment to Toxicity: Metronidazole-Induced Encephalopathy in a 79-Year-Old Woman. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Metronidazole is a commonly used antibiotic effective against anaerobic bacterial and protozoal infections. While generally well tolerated, it is associated with potential neurotoxic effects, including metronidazole‐induced encephalopathy (MIE), especially in elderly patients or those with hepatic impairment.
Heidari Almasi M, Salehi SA, Safarian A, Delkash P, Moradi Shahrebabak H.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

<i>Blastocystis</i> in a Liver Abscess: An Unusual Extraintestinal Location. [PDF]

Case Rep Infect Dis
Blastocystis is a common anaerobic protist of uncertain pathogenicity that inhabits the human intestine. Rare cases reported in the literature suggest possible extraintestinal dissemination by unclear mechanisms. We followed a 43‐year‐old Peruvian woman presenting with low‐grade fever and gastrointestinal symptoms who was diagnosed with a liver abscess
Rodríguez-Zúñiga D, Rivaya B, López-Peláez MV, Antunes-Parente B, Bailo B, Sánchez S, Carmena D.   +6 more
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A case of amebic colitis: A potentially fatal mimicker of inflammatory bowel disease. [PDF]

JPGN Rep
ABSTRACT Amebiasis, caused by Entamoeba histolytica, can present diagnostic challenges due to its diverse clinical manifestations and potential for misdiagnosis, particularly in regions with low incidence rates. We report a case of a 9‐year‐old girl initially diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease but later confirmed to have amebic colitis.
Ateeqi FA, Shaikhkhalil AK, Nowshad N.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Ruptured Amebic Liver Abscess [PDF]

HPB Surgery, 1990
We treated two patients with a ruptured amebic liver abscess. The diagnosis was made at a relatively early stage and treatment was successful for one patient, but an accurate diagnosis of liver abscess was not made and invasive extraintestinal amebiasis led to multiple organ failure and to death for the other. Neither patient had been outside of Japan,
Kawano, Toyokazu, Ichiyoshi, Yuji, Nagasaki, Susumu, Toda, Tomohiro, Minamisono, Yoshikazu, Okazaki, Yukinori, Kanematsu, Takashi, Sugimachi, Keizo   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Recurrent amebic liver abscesses despite metronidazole treatment: A rare case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Amebic liver abscesses should be considered in adult males with a liver abscess and a history of travel to endemic areas. Effective treatment includes metronidazole, followed by paromomycin.
Sasan D. Noveir, Anh Hoang, Katherine Li, John C. Lam, Khushboo Akkad   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A note on clinical presentations of amebic liver abscess: an overview from 62 Thai patients

BMC Family Practice, 2002
Background Amebic liver abscess is a tropical disease with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations. Given the often nonspecific nature of the complaints related to amebic abscess, a retrospective review of patients with confirmed disease to recognize ...
Wiwanitkit Viroj
doaj   +1 more source

Gigantic hepatic amebic abscess presenting as acute abdomen: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction Amebiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica. It most commonly results in asymptomatic colonization of the gastrointestinal tract, but some patients develop intestinal invasive or extra-intestinal diseases.
Papavramidis TS, Sapalidis K, Pappas D, Karagianopoulou G, Trikoupi A, Souleimanis Ch, Papavramidis ST   +6 more
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Hepatogastric fistula: A rare complication of liver abscess

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2015
Rupture of amebic liver abscess into stomach is a rare complication. We report a case of a young male presenting with haematemesis due to a rupture of left lobe amebic liver abscess into stomach.
Shrihari Anikhindi, Piyush Ranjan, Munish Sachdeva, Mandhir Kumar   +3 more
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Primary amebic pulmonary abscess with concurrent pulmonary adenocarcinoma: A rare presentation

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2023
Amebic lung abscess without involving another system like liver or colon is immensely uncommon. We want to report a case of a 72-year-old woman who presented in emergency with complaints of shortness of breath, loss of weight, right-side chest pain, and ...
Sheetal Verma, Prem Parkash Gupta, Sandeep Nain, Pankaj Kumar Singh   +3 more
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Hepatic Abscess in a Returning Traveler with Crohn’s Disease: Differentiating Amebic from Pyogenic Liver Abscess

Case Reports in Medicine, 2018
Liver abscess is a rare but serious complication of Crohn’s disease. Patients with Crohn’s disease are at risk for pyogenic liver abscesses due to immunosuppressive therapy, fistulous disease, and intraabdominal abscesses.
Daria Gaut, Hannah Shull, Anthony Bejjani, Daniel Kahn   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source