Entamoeba histolytica pleuropulmonary infection. Case report and review of the literature.
Pleuropulmonary amebiasis is the 2nd most common extraintestinal site of amebiasis after liver abscess. We describe a man with pleuropulmonary amebiasis presenting with pulmonary consolidation and pleural effusion. In patients with pneumonia coming from endemic countries such as Lebanon, pleuropulmonary amebiasis should be considered in the setting of chocolate-colored sputum, negative respiratory cultures, and failure of antibacterial therapy.
Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Sanaa
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Chalhoub
Zeina
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Kanafani
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D008795:Metronidazole