Do amoebic liver abscesses start as large lesions? Case report of an evolving amoebic liver abscess.
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.
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Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Northwick Park & St Mark's NHS Trust, Harrow, Middlesex, UK.
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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