Cas Clinique / Case Report Entamoeba Histolytica Pleuropulmonary Infection
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Amebiasis is the third most common parasitic infection worldwide, with around 500 million infections [1] and 100,000 deaths per year [2]. Although asymptomatic in 90% of cases [3], amebiasis may present with intestinal and extraintestinal manifestations. Pleuropulmonary disease is the second most common extraintestinal manifestation after liver abscess. We report herein a case of pleuropulmonary amebiasis detected incidentally in an elderly immunocompetent man.
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