title: [Amebic liver abscess in Tarapoto-Peru].
abstract: In order to know the incidence and epidemiologic features of the Amebic Hepatic Abscess we realized this study in the medicine service. 86.67% were males, the average age was 41.38 +/- 18.60 years old being more frequent between 30 and 69 years old (74.48%). The more affected were farmers (60%), students (10%) and Housekeepers (6.67%). The average time of the disease was 12.12 +/- 6.35 dias. The most frequent symptoms were abdominal pain in the upper right quadrant (96.66%), Hepatomegaly (83.33%), Fever (82.22%), Diarrhea (37.77%), Nausea (36.66%), Jaundice (33.33%). The initial diagnosis was AHA (45.55%), acute cholecystitis (14.44%), generalized infectious syndrome (7.77%), acute hepatitis (6.66%). The most frequent studies was: echography (98.85%). AHA alone was in the right lobe (84.05%), left lobe (14.49%). The bigger abscess was of 12 cm in diameter. The treatment was metronidazole + antibioticos (37.78%), metronidazole + antibiotico+percutaneous drainage (24.45%), Metronidazole + surgical drainage (3.33%). The complications were right pleural effusion (8.89%), peritonitis (5.56%) and pioneumothorax (1.11%). The hospitalization time was 14 +/- 8.02 days. There was one death (1.11%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The AHA was ones of each 76 deliveries in our medicine service.
authors.affiliation: Del Hospital de Apoyo Integrado del IPSS--Tarapoto, Peru.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Samaniego
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calderón
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zegarra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alegre
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ramírez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Absceso hepático amebiano en Tarapoto-Perú.