However, the events that mark the pathogenesis of amoebiasis, which mainly includes amoebic colitis and amoebic liver abscess, are fairly well studied.

A high rate of amoebic liver abscess in this series (37.1%) was demonstrated; Gram-negative aerobes were the major abscess pathogens.

Liver abscesses form when pockets of pus develop within the liver tissue, usually resulting from bacterial infections. These abscesses trigger severe, localized pain along with high fever and ...

A pyogenic liver abscess is a collection of pus forming in the liver, usually stemming from a bacterial infection. Read more.

Marin-Leiva, J, Jeri-Yabar, A, Hernandez Fernandez, W, and Damian Bello, E. Biliary peritonitis due to a ruptured amebic liver abscess mimicking a periampullary tumor and liver metastases with the ...

A liver abscess can cause swelling and pain in the upper right of the abdomen. It is crucial to diagnose and treat a liver abscess early to avoid it rupturing. Without treatment, a liver abscess ...

Article citations More>> Thioub, D., Lawson, A.T.D., Sarr, N.A., Mbengue, N., Ba, P.A., and Diop, S.A. (2024) Profile and Management of Amoebic Liver Abscess in Rural Senegal. Revue Malienne d ’ ...

Article citations More>> Qin, S.L., Wang, A.X., Sheng, R.Y. and Liu, Z.Y. (2000) Clinical Analysis of 36 Cases with Amebic Liver Abscess. Chinese Journal of Parasitology & Parasitic Diseases, 18, ...

She had eosinophilia and possibly developed a lung abscess as the flukes migrated into the lung. The lung parenchyma is far more porous than the liver, giving the flukes an ample chance to form a ...

Similarly, in amebic granuloma of the cecum, obscure fever may be the only presenting feature. Two cases with prolonged histories of fever and weakness, eventually diagnosed as cecal amebiasis ...

The causative agent of amebic dysentery (amebiasis) is the cosmopolitan protozoan Entamoeba histolytica.1 In Poland, cases of the disease are usually imported. The infection occurs via the oral route.