[Acute hepatic amebiasis (author's transl)].
A case report is given of severe extraintestinal hepatic amebiasis without diarrhea. Formation of an hepatic abscess could be avoided by early institution of appropriate antiamebic treatment, following the diagnosis using sonography and specific serological methods.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
D008795:Metronidazole
Akute hepatische Amöbiasis.