title: [Hepatic amebiasis in an infant].
abstract: Case report of a 8 month-old North-African infant with liver amebiasis. This disease is not rare in young children and may be observed in all endemic zones of amebiasis. The clinical characteristics, special for the age, and the biological features are reviewed. The diagnosis relies on immunological tests. Treatment is essentially medical, metronidazole often being effective.
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D008795:Metronidazole; D000667:Ampicillin
vernacular_title: L'amibiase hepatique du nourrisson. A propos d'une observation