Pleuropulmonary and hepatic amoebic abscesses in a returning traveller

J Travel Med. 2020 Jul 14;27(4):taaa017. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa017.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Colombia
  • Entamoeba histolytica / genetics
  • Entamoebiasis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Entamoebiasis* / drug therapy
  • Heparin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Liver Abscess, Amebic* / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Abscess, Amebic* / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Meropenem / therapeutic use
  • Metronidazole / therapeutic use
  • Mexico
  • Peru
  • Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination / therapeutic use
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Travel-Related Illness*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United Kingdom
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Metronidazole
  • Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination
  • Heparin
  • Meropenem