title: Amebic liver abscess with bacterial superinfection in a patient with no epidemiologic risk factors.
abstract: The amebic liver abscess is uncommon in developed countries like Spain, but the incidence is increasing probably due to the migratory movements of the population. We report a case of an amebic abscess, initially unsuspected due to the absence of epidemiologic risk factors and the negative serology for amebiasis, in the early stages of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Service of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. psanchezp@meditex.es
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sáchez-Pobre
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sáenz-López
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sanjuán
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ibero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Masedo
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Solís Herruzo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015981:Epidemiologic Factors; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010397:Penicillanic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010878:Piperacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077725:Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain; D015163:Superinfection / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000077725:Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; D010397:Penicillanic Acid; D010878:Piperacillin