Hepato-pulmonary amebiasis: A case report

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 372-373

  Shenoy, Vishnu Prasad ^a   Vishwanath, Shashidhar ^a   Indira, Bairy ^a   Rodrigues, G ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Entamoeba histolytica; Liver abscess; Microscopy; Pulmonary involvement

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; AMIKACIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLOROQUINE; CLINDAMYCIN; DILOXANIDE FUROATE; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; CHILL; DEHYDRATION; DRUG RESPONSE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEVER; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER AMEBIASIS; LUNG AMEBIASIS; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; SEROLOGY; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78149472494     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1413-8670(10)70077-5     Document Type: Article

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