Amebic liver abscesses masquerading as pyemic abscesses.

Nattakom, S; Serrato, P; Bright, T; Anaya, A; Stubbers, S; Verghese, A · Clin Infect Dis · 2001

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe a 50-year-old man who presented with multiple liver abscesses that suggested biliary sepsis or portal pyemia. A wet preparation of a sample of aspirate showed the presence of amebic trophozoites, and subsequent serological testing for amebae was strongly reactive.

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