Data/hora: 05/06/2024 02:53:21

Provedor de dados: 	55	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Hepato-pulmonary amebiasis: a case report	
Autores: 	Shenoy,Vishnu Prasad; Vishwanath,Shashidhar; Indira,Bairy; Rodrigues,G.	
Data: 	2010-08-01	
Ano: 	2010	
Palavras-chave: 	Entamoeba histolytica; Liver abscess; Microscopy; Pulmonary involvement.	
Resumo: 	Infections with Entamoeba histolytica are seen worldwide and are more prevalent in the tropics. About 90% of infections are asymptomatic, and the remaining 10% produce a spectrum of clinical syndromes, ranging from dysentery to abscesses of the liver or other organs. Extra-intestinal infection by E. histolytica most often involves liver. Pleuro-pulmonary involvement, seen as the second most common extra-intestinal pattern of infection, is frequently associated with amebic liver abscess. Pulmonary amebiasis occurs in about 2-3% of patients with invasive amebiasis. We report herein the case of a 45-year-old male presenting with hepato-pulmonary amebiasis. The diagnosis was established from direct examination of sputum, in which trophozoites of E. histolytica were detected, and by serology. Following treatment with metronidazole and chloroquine, the clinical evolution improved significantly. On regular follow-up visits, the patient was asymptomatic. This case report reiterates the need for collaboration between clinicians and microbiologists for timely diagnosis of such infections.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000400010	
Editor: 	Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases	
Relação: 	10.1590/S1413-86702010000400010	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases  v.14 n.4 2010	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess