Diagnosis and treatment of amebic "empyema": report of eighty-eight cases.
To prevent pleural soilage, early diagnosis and adequate treatment of amebic abscess of the liver are mandatory. Therapy includes administration of amebicidal drugs, drainage of the chest cavity, and treatment of associated respiratory, circulatory, and systemic derangements.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage; D004653:Empyema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous