title: Do amoebic liver abscesses start as large lesions? Case report of an evolving amoebic liver abscess.
abstract: Amoebic liver abscesses (ALA) are characteristically large lesions at presentation, but their development in man has not previously been described. We present a case of an ALA that over the course of 2 days developed from an undetectable lesion to a 5 cm diameter lesion. This clinical history suggests that the pathogenesis of ALAs may pursue an acute rather than a chronic course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Northwick Park & St Mark's NHS Trust, Harrow, Middlesex, UK.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Remedios
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography