Hepato-pulmonary amebiasis: a case report

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....

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Main Authors: Vishnu Prasad Shenoy, PhD, Shashidhar Vishwanath, MD, Bairy Indira, MD, G. Rodrigues, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867010700775