DO AMEBIC LIVER-ABSCESSES START AS LARGE LESIONS - CASE-REPORT OF AN EVOLVING AMEBIC LIVER-ABSCESS

Authors
ROBINSON SP REMEDIOS D DAVIDSON RN
Citation
Sp. Robinson et al., DO AMEBIC LIVER-ABSCESSES START AS LARGE LESIONS - CASE-REPORT OF AN EVOLVING AMEBIC LIVER-ABSCESS, The Journal of infection, 36(3), 1998, pp. 338-340
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
The Journal of infection → ACNP
ISSN journal
01634453
Volume
36
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
338 - 340
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-4453(1998)36:3<338:DALSAL>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Amoebic liver abscesses (ALA) are characteristically large lesions at presentation, but their development in man has not previously been des cribed. We present a case of an ALA that over the course of 2 days dev eloped from an undetectable lesion to a 5 cm diameter lesion. This cli nical history suggests that the pathogenesis of ALAs map pursue an acu te rather than a chronic course.