title: Indigenous invasive amoebiasis in Australia.
abstract: Amoebic liver abscess can occur in patients who have never travelled outside Australia. A case is reported to reinforce that Entamoeba histolytica should be considered in the differential diagnosis of all patients presenting with liver abscess, whether they have travelled abroad or not.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology and Infectious Disease Department, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Weinmann
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Spelman
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Spicer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014739:Victoria / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan