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Amebic liver abscess and polycystic liver disease

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2013
Polycystic liver disease is a rare disorder which remains asymptomatic. Infection of cyst is a major complication and is usually pyogenic. We report a rare case of amebic liver abscess in a patient with polycystic liver disease.
Karan V. S. Rana, Trupti Tonape, Bharat B Dogra, Srihari Sridharan   +3 more
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Coexisting Pyogenic and Tuberculous Liver Abscess in Uncontrolled Diabetes: A Diagnostic Challenge. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Hepatic tuberculosis can mimic pyogenic liver abscess, particularly in patients with uncontrolled diabetes. Persistent or atypical hepatic lesions unresponsive to antibiotics should prompt tissue diagnosis using histopathology and molecular assays like GeneXpert to ensure timely diagnosis and appropriate management.
Mehfooz H, Israr A, Ramzi SHT, Malik A, Hassan SMS, Shahab SH, Habib F.   +6 more
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A note on the prothrombin time abnormality in the patients with amebic liver abscess [PDF]

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, Nattakarn Suwansaksri, Jamsai Suwansaksri   +2 more
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Gigantic hepatic amebic abscess presenting as acute abdomen: a case report [PDF]

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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Amebic liver abscess rupture into inferior vena cava with pulmonary thrombo embolism: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Vascular complications such as hepatic vein and inferior vena cava thrombus, phlebitis, and extrahepatic biliary obstruction are rare in amebic liver abscesses.
Sripooja Makthala, Lovenish Bains, Pawan Lal, Kranthi Naik Bhukya   +3 more
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The Abscess That Was Cancer: Pyogenic Liver Abscess as the Initial Manifestation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Noncirrhotic Patient. [PDF]

Case Reports Hepatol
Background Malignant and benign hepatic diseases may both present with systemic symptoms and necrotic liver cavities. Although rare and reported predominantly in East Asia, pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) can represent the initial manifestation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), as necrotic tumors may mimic infectious abscesses.
Siviero F, Muslimani MA, Lerta S, Frattola S, Valsecchi P, Lissandrin R, Maiocchi L, Maestri M, Vanoli A, Di Matteo AM, Bruno R, Brunetti E.   +11 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, Pavan Kumar, K. N. Saxena, Manisha Dwivedi   +3 more
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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, Michael Gale, Sunny Patel, Grazyna Kaluta   +3 more
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Inferior vena cava thrombosis in a pediatric patient of amebic liver abscess

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2013
Amebic liver abscess (ALA) in pediatric age group is rare. We describe a successful thrombectomy and open drainage of a large left lobe ALA associated with thrombus in the hepatic veins and inferior vena cava extending into the right atrium in a 6-year ...
Anubhav Gupta, Anjan Kumar Dhua, Mansoor Ahmed Siddiqui, Badamutlang Dympep, Vijay Grover, Vijay Kumar Gupta, Amita Sen   +6 more
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