title: Extraintestinal amebiasis.
abstract: Extraintestinal involvement is a dreaded complication of amebiasis, with a reported mortality rate of 7%-14%. The authors retrospectively studied 188 patients with extraintestinal amebiasis confirmed by means of clinical, surgical, and radiologic criteria over a 45-month period. Ultrasonography (US) was the mainstay of radiologic investigation. Liver abscess was present in 183 patients (97%); five patients (3%) had other organ involvement but a normal liver. The majority of liver abscesses were in the right lobe. US is recommended for the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with extraintestinal amebiasis. It is noninvasive, simple, easily reproducible, and less expensive than computed tomography. Portable models can be taken into remote areas of the less-developed world.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, General Hospital Yaounde, Cameroon.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Juimo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gervez
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Angwafo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography