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The clinical pattern and prognosis of patients with amebic liver abscess and jaundice

, 1973
Jaundice was found in 27 of 95 patients with amebic liver abscess hospitalized over a 5-year period. Serum bilirubin levels ranged from 2 to 31 mg/100 ml. The conjugated fraction was invariably predominant.
Datta, D. V., Singh, Samanta A., Saha, S., Aikat, B. K., Chhuttani, P. N.   +4 more
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A Multilocus Sequence Typing System (MLST) reveals a high level of diversity and a genetic component to Entamoeba histolytica virulence

BMC Microbiology, 2012
Background The outcome of an Entamoeba histolytica infection is variable and can result in either asymptomatic carriage, immediate or latent disease (diarrhea/dysentery/amebic liver abscess). An E.
Gilchrist Carol A, Ali Ibne Karim M, Kabir Mamun, Alam Faisal, Scherbakova Sana, Ferlanti Eric, Weedall Gareth D, Hall Neil, Haque Rashidul, Petri William A, Caler Elisabet   +10 more
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Amoebic colitis and liver abscess: A rare case of autochthonous invasive infection due to Entamoeba histolytica

Journal of Infection and Public Health
We report an unusual and confirmed case of invasive amebiasis in a non-endemic area where the source of infection remains unknown. During her admission, the patient developed amebic colitis and extraintestinal liver abscess with a favorable outcome ...
Maria Antonia De Francesco, Vincenzo Villanacci, Mario Pasini, Andrea Ciccarone, Francesca Bertoni, Federica Gottardi, Lina Rachele Tomasoni   +6 more
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A case of giant amebic liver abscess persisting for years after treatment

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
A 64-year-old male was admitted with a giant liver abscess 5 days after the onset of fever. Upon admission, he received intravenous antibiotics, including metronidazole (MNZ), and underwent percutaneous liver abscess drainage. Despite early intervention,
Rei Yasukochi, Hitoshi Kawasuji, Masayoshi Ezaki, Yusuke Takegoshi, Makito Kaneda, Yushi Murai, Kentaro Nagaoka, Yoshihiro Yamamoto   +7 more
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Host-parasite interactions and mechanisms of infection in amebiasis

Universa Medicina, 2016
Amebiasis is caused by E. histolytica, which is the only species pathogenic in humans, while the pathogeneicity of E. dispar and E. moshkovskii is still unclear.
Suriptiastuti Suriptiastuti
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Amebic liver abscess: An update

World Journal of Hepatology
Amebic liver abscess (ALA) is still a common problem in the tropical world, where it affects over three-quarters of patients with liver abscess. It is caused by an anaerobic protozoan Entamoeba hystolytica , which primarily colonises the cecum. It is a non-suppurative infection of the liver consisting primarily of dead hepatocytes and cellular debris ...
Kumar, Ramesh, Patel, Rishabh, Priyadarshi, Rajeev Nayan, Narayan, Ruchika, Maji, Tanmoy, Anand, Utpal, Soni, Jinit R   +6 more
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Amoebic liver abscess: A 20-year retrospective analysis at Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Ethiopia

, 2021
Background: Amoebic liver abscess is the most common manifestation of extra-intestinal amebiasis. Although a highprevalence of intestinal amebiasis is reported in Ethiopia, information about the prevalence of confirmed amebic liverabscess is very scanty.
Tilahun Woldemichael, Senait Ashenafi, Anton M. Polderman, Endale Kassa, Amha Kebede, Beyene Petros   +5 more
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Amebic Liver Abscess and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection - a Report of Three Cases

, 2009
Invasive amebiasis rarely occurs in homosexual men and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals and has not been regarded as a beacon for concomitant HIV infection.
LIU, CHUN-JEN;CHEN, PEI-JER;HUNG, CHIEN-CHING;CHEN, MAO-YUAN;LAI, YO-PING;CHEN, DING-SHINN, 劉俊人;陳培哲;洪健清;陳茂源;賴祐平;陳定信   +1 more
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Co-ordinate but disproportionate activation of apoptotic, regenerative and inflammatory pathways characterizes the liver response to acute amebic infection

, 2005
The liver has the remarkable ability to respond to injury with repair and regeneration. The protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica is the major cause of liver abscess worldwide.
Pelosof, Lorraine C., Zhang, Xiaochun, Zhang, Zhi, Stanley, Samuel L., Davis, Paul H.   +4 more
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CLINICAL STUDY OF PATIENTS WITH RUPTURED LIVER ABSCESS

, 2019
OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical study of patients with ruptured liver abscess PATIENTS AND METHODS: The six months cross sectional study was conducted on patients with liver abscess either gender presented at tertiary care hospital.
Dr. Tufail Ahmed Baloch,Dr. Tariq Zaffar Shaikh,Dr. Muhammad Sohail Baig, Hamid Nawaz Ali Memon,Dr. Samar Raza and Dr. Ali Raza Shaikh
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