title: Amoebic liver abscesses complicated by inferior vena cava and right atrium thrombus.
abstract: Amoebiasis is a common protozoal infection that is endemic in South Asia. Hepatic involvement that manifests as abscess formation occurs in approximately 10% of all patients. Identified expeditiously, this can be treated with metronidazole. We present a case of multiple, large amoebic liver abscesses, that were complicated by thrombus formation in the inferior vena cava extending to the right atrium, requiring surgical removal.
authors.affiliation: Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, POB 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan. sadaf.khan1@aku.edu
authors.forename: Sadaf
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ameen Rauf
mesh_terms: D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior