Amebic liver abscess complicated with cardiac tamponade and mediastinal abscess

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 214-216

  Chao, Ting Hsing ^a   Li, Yi Heng ^a   Tsai, Liang Miin ^a   Tsai, Wei Chuan ^a   Teng, Jeng Kai ^a   Lin, Li Jen ^a   Chen, Jyh Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amebic pericarditis; Cardiac tamponade; Liver abscess

Indexed keywords

HEMAGGLUTININ;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; PERICARDITIS; TROPHOZOITE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0031980767     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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