2024
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.52533
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A Novel Case of a Massive Amebic Liver Abscess in the Setting of Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus and Concurrent Pulmonary Embolism

Mohamed Ismail,
Menna-Allah Elaskandrany,
Sahiba Singh
et al.

Abstract: Amebic liver abscesses (ALAs), one of the most common extraintestinal manifestations of invasive amebiasis, pose diagnostic challenges due to their various clinical presentations and difficulty in distinguishing them from pyogenic abscesses. This case presentation highlights the intricacy of determining the source of an unusually large liver abscess that had an even rare occurrence of a coinciding pulmonary embolus without any evidence of a deep vein thrombosis. This unusual combination underscores the challen… Show more

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