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Pyogenic Hepatic Abscess as a Complication of Appendicitis: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Pyogenic liver abscess management. ABSTRACT Pyogenic liver abscess is a rare and under‐recognized complication of gangrenous or perforated appendicitis in children. Management typically requires a combination of antibiotic therapy and abscess drainage. Although uncommon in the pediatric population, pyogenic liver abscess is more frequently observed in ...
AshrafAzimi M, Abdollahi A, Karimi M, Jajarmi H, Mehri A.   +4 more
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Current Status of Amebic Liver Abscess in Korea Comparing with Pyogenic Liver Abscess

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020
Background/Aims: With the improvement of hygiene, the incidence of amebic liver abscess is decreasing in South Korea. On the other hand, there is little data on the status of amebic liver abscess compared to pyogenic liver abscess.
Eunju Kim, Dong-Hee Park, Kyung-Joong Kim, Tae Oh Kim, Seung Ha Park, Jongha Park, Joon Hyuk Choi, Jin Lee, Yong Eun Park, Eun Hye Oh, Jun Seong Hwang, Nae-Yun Heo   +11 more
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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
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Successful surgical drainage with intraoperative ultrasonography for amebic liver abscess refractory to metronidazole and percutaneous drainage: a case report

BMC Surgery, 2020
Background Metronidazole (MNZ) has been clearly established as a medication for amebic liver abscess. In uncomplicated cases, surgical drainage should be avoided.
Keita Kouzu, Takahiro Einama, Makoto Nishikawa, Makiko Fukumura, Hiromi Nagata, Toshimitsu Iwasaki, Yoichi Miyata, Yasuhiro Obuchi, Kazuo Hase, Hideki Ueno, Yoji Kishi, Junji Yamamoto   +11 more
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<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.
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Tissue invasion by Entamoeba histolytica: evidence of genetic selection and/or DNA reorganization events in organ tropism. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2008
Entamoeba histolytica infection may have various clinical manifestations. Nine out of ten E. histolytica infections remain asymptomatic, while the remainder become invasive and cause disease.
Ibne Karim M Ali, Shahram Solaymani-Mohammadi, Jasmine Akhter, Shantanu Roy, Chiara Gorrini, Adriana Calderaro, Sarah K Parker, Rashidul Haque, William A Petri, C Graham Clark   +9 more
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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
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Recurrent amebic liver abscesses over a 16-year period: A case report [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Amebic liver abscess is a rare disease in high-income countries. Recurrence of amebic liver abscess is even rarer with only a few previous reports. Here we present a patient who developed three subsequent amebic liver abscesses over a sixteen-
Creemers-Schild, D., Genderen, P.J.J. (Perry) van, Hellemond, J.J. (Jaap) van, Visser, L.G. (Leo), Wismans, P.J. (Pieter)   +4 more
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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
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