Primary pulmonary amoebiasis--an unusual cause of pulmonary consolidation.
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While colonic and hepatic amoebiasis occur commonly in tropical countries, primary pulmonary amoebiasis remains a rare condition. Pulmonary involvement, when it occurs, is usually secondary to amoebic liver abscess. Primary pulmonary amoebiasis is thought to occur via haematogenous spread. We report a case of primary pulmonary amoebiasis confirmed by visualizing the trophozoites of entamoeba histolytica.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
دوره 42 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992