title: Amoebic renal cyst: a case report.
abstract: Entamoeba histolytica can infect any organ of the body, but only one case of renal involvement has been reported till now in the literature. We report a rare case of amoebic renal cyst in a 78-year showing favorable outcome with metronidazole treatment and therapeutic drainage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. dr_anu@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: U K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Chandel
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004749:Entamoebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D008795:Metronidazole