title: [Multiple amebic liver abscess].
abstract: We report a case of multiple hepatic amebic abcesses, in a young Lebanese male patient living in Abidjan. These abcesses were revealed by fever and an acute pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. Biological, namely serological, and ultrasonographic and magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities were noted. The patient responded favorably to metronidazole, and the short term evolution was good. A literature review was done, since the hepatic amebic abcess is becoming rare in our country.
authors.affiliation: Service de gastro-entérologie, Hôtel-Dieu de France, Beyrouth, Liban.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honein
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yaghi
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007861:Lebanon; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D008795:Metronidazole
vernacular_title: Abcès amibiens multiples du foie.