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 +3 more
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Amebic liver abscess rupture into inferior vena cava with pulmonary thrombo embolism: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Vascular complications such as hepatic vein and inferior vena cava thrombus, phlebitis, and extrahepatic biliary obstruction are rare in amebic liver abscesses.
Sripooja Makthala +3 more
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A note on the prothrombin time abnormality in the patients with amebic liver abscess
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2006 Amebic liver abscess is reported worldwide and can present with a a wide spectrum of clinical manifetations. Similar to the other liver diseases, the prothrombin time abnormality can be seen in the patients with amebic liver abscess.
Viroj Wiwaniikit +2 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 +3 more
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Oman Medical Journal, 2014 Objective: To describe the etiology, clinical presentation, management and outcome of liver abscess in adult patients admitted at Hamad general hospital, Qatar.
Mushtak Talib Abbas +5 more
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Hepatoduodenal fistula: A rare complication of liver abscess
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2016 Common complications of amebic liver abscess (ALA) include rupture into the peritoneum, thorax, and pericardium. Rupture into the duodenum is extremely rare. We report a case of ALA rupturing into the duodenum, forming a fistulous tract.
Ravikant Kumar +3 more
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Natural killer T cells activated by a lipopeptidophosphoglycan from Entamoeba histolytica are critically important to control amebic liver abscess. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2009 The innate immune response is supposed to play an essential role in the control of amebic liver abscess (ALA), a severe form of invasive amoebiasis due to infection with the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica.
Hannelore Lotter +9 more
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Amebic liver abscess in Iranian children [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 2003 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.
Khotaii Gh, Hadipoor Z, Hadipoor F
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Pulmonary Thromboembolism Complicating Amebic Liver Abscess: First Reported Case in the United States—Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2015 Even in the absence of Amebic colitis, Amebic liver abscess (ALA) is the most common extraintestinal complication of Entamoeba histolytica infection. In the USA, it is most prevalent in middle aged immigrant males from endemic countries such as Africa ...
Devon McKenzie +3 more
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Three Autochthonous Cases of Amoebic Liver Abscess Clustered in a Small Village of Tuscany (Central Italy), a Non-Endemic Area [PDF]
PathogensAmebiasis is a rare condition in industrialised countries but is epidemiologically growing. Clinical manifestations may range from asymptomatic to invasive disease.
Giuseppantonio Maisetta +10 more
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