Manifestations pleuropulmonaires révélatrices de l’amibiase hépatique

Bonnichon, A.; Henninot, E; Niang, A.; Grassin, F.; Dot, J.-M.; Blancard, P; Debonne, J. M.; L'her, P.; Vaylet, F.; Margery, J.

doi:10.1016/j.pneumo.2009.04.002

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“…The majority of the cases (76.5 %) were reported from countries with high or moderate risk for amebiasis, and 64.0 % of the overall cases had a history of traveling from a lowrisk country to a region with poor water sanitation. The duration of these travel histories ranged from months and years before the onset of clinical symptoms [1,4,5,20,23,25,42]. A history of dysenteric diarrhea was present at only 7.0 % of the patients.…”

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Amebic Acute Appendicitis: Systematic Review of 174 Cases

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Appendectomy specimens should be routinely sent for histopathologic examination. In the case of suspected amebic acute appendicitis, extra precautions-early appendectomy, metronidazole for antibiotic prophylaxis, wet-preparation examination, obtaining a timely pathology result, increasing the awareness of uncommon complications of appendectomy-can hasten appropriate therapeutic intervention and improve outcome.

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“…No restrictions were made on language, country, or journal. A total of 171 articles were retrieved for review, and 42 articles [1–42] were selected for inclusion in the analysis (Fig. 1).…”

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Amebic Acute Appendicitis: Systematic Review of 174 Cases

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“…Clinical manifestations include fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, and distention with respiratory distress due to pulmonary involvement 5,9-12 , and hemoptysis [13][14][15][16] and dysenteric diarrhea in some cases 6,7,17 . The duration of of this condition ranges from weeks to months, especially in patients from an endemic area.…”

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Massive pleural empyema secondary to amoebic liver abscess in a child

Nuñez-Paucar,

Zamudio-Aquise,

Valera-Moreno

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Background: Pleural empyema secondary to a ruptured amoebic liver abscess is a rare complication in the pediatric population. Case report: We report the case of a 13-year-old male with right flank abdominal pain, productive cough with foul-smelling sputum, fever, and respiratory distress. Physical examination revealed breathlessness, decreased vesicular murmur in the right hemithorax, abdominal distension, hepatomegaly, and lower limb edema. Laboratory tests revealed mild anemia, leukocytosis without eosinophilia, elevated alkaline phosphatase, hypoalbuminemia, and positive immunoglobulin G antibodies against Entamoeba histolytica in pleural fluid. He required a chest tube and treatment with metronidazole. After 2 months of follow-up, the abscesses disappeared, and the empyema decreased. Conclusions: Massive pleural empyema secondary to a ruptured liver abscess is a rare complication. The epidemiological link associated with the symptoms and serological tests can help in the diagnosis.

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