Multiple amoebic liver abscesses
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Multiple amoebic liver abscesses.
1 of 3 DESCRIPTION A 57-year-old lady presented with a 6-day history of fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation and weight loss. Her medical history included treatment with ramipril for hypertension and diverticular disease. She had been on holiday in the Dominican Republic 18 months ago and had visited Gambia a few weeks prior to admission. She had taken full malaria prophylaxis. On exam...
متن کاملRecurrent multiple amoebic liver abscesses
Case report A female patient was admitted to our ward for fever 3 days after stopping therapy with ertapenem and metronidazole from a previous hospitalization. From the medical history we mention that the patient had had two other episodes of liver microabscesses which responded well and promptly to antibiotic regimens that had in common metronidazole. The patient was screened for HIV, HTLV, tu...
متن کاملAmoebic psoas and liver abscesses.
A 28 year old woman with a history of a dysenteric illness and documented Campylobacter infection presented with amoebic psoas and liver abscesses. A review of the literature of the last 20 years did not yield any reports of an amoebic psoas abscess.
متن کاملRadiological changes in left lobe amoebic liver abscesses.
Elevation of the left dome of the diaphragm occurred in 43% of cases with left lobe amoebic liver abscesses. It was rarely seen in patients with an abscess in the right hepatic lobe. Elevation of the right dome of the diaphragm, which occurred in 36% of cases, is also compatible with a diagnosis of left lobe abscess. This radiological sign was present in 75% of cases with right lobe abscesses. ...
متن کاملClinical and Pathological Comparison of Pyogenic and Amoebic Liver Abscesses
BACKGROUND: Pyogenic and amoebic liver abscesses are rare, potentially lethal conditions. In this study, we aimed to examine the clinical and pathological differences between them. METHODS: Patients with confirmed liver abscesses were divided into two groups: the pyogenic (n = 47) and amoebic group (n = 21), which were analyzed for differences in clinical and laboratory findings. RESULTS: Amoeb...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.11.2010.3501