Budd-Chiari syndrome as a vascular complication of amebic liver abscess.
Amebiasis remains a major public health issue in most of the world. Amebic liver abscess is the most common extraintestinal manifestation. A complication such as venous obstruction associated with amebiais is rare. We report a thrombosis in hepatic veins associated with amebic hepatic abscess in a traveler.
Méchaï
Frédéric
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Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint-Mandé, France. mechaifrederic@wanadoo.fr
Aoun
Olivier
O
Ficko
Cécile
C
Barruet
Régine
R
Imbert
Patrick
P
Rapp
Christophe
C
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D017984:Enoxaparin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010630:Phenindione / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants; D017984:Enoxaparin; D008795:Metronidazole; D010630:Phenindione; D015242:Ofloxacin; C017673:fluindione