Development of amoebic liver abscess in early pregnancy years after initial amoebic exposure: a case report

Abstract Background Infection with Entamoeba histolytica and associated complications are relatively rare in developed countries. The overall low prevalence in the Western world as well as the possibly prolonged latency period between infection with the causing pathogen and onset of clinical symptom...

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Main Authors: Rainer W. J. Kaiser, Julian Allgeier, Alexander B. Philipp, Julia Mayerle, Camilla Rothe, Claudia Wallrauch, Mark op den Winkel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-020-01567-7