[Pulmonary amebiasis and tuberculosis association. Two case reports in Libreville, Gabon].
Amoebiasis and tuberculosis are common in Gabon. International travel, cultural exchanges, changing immigration and climate of tropical provide an ideal environment for these pathogenic organisms. However, the unexpected survival of these two pathologies in the same patient is exceptional.
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Unité des maladies infectieuses, Fondation Jeanne Ebori.
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015984:Causality; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005681:Gabon; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014195:Travel; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D008795:Metronidazole
Association amibiase-tuberculose pulmonaire. A propos de deux cas à Libreville, Gabon.