Primary pulmonary amoebiasis--an unusual cause of pulmonary consolidation.

نویسندگان

  • S Afsar
  • A N Choudhri
  • J Ali
  • A Muneer
چکیده

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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عنوان ژورنال:
  • JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

دوره 42 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1992