title: [Amebic liver abscess and late recurrence with no travel in an endemic area].
abstract: Amebic liver abscess is the main complication of amebic dysentery. Recurrences after treatment and apparent healing are very uncommon. The purpose of this report is to describe the case of a patient with a very late relapse of an amebic liver abscess, 10 years after the first episode. This recurrence seems due to an incomplete initial treatment. This case illustrates the reason for and importance of complying with the current therapeutic strategy: nitroimidazole followed by a luminal agent to eradicate intestinal amebic colonization.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, pavillon de biologie, CHU de Saint-Étienne, 42055 Saint Etienne Cedex 02, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guyon
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Greve
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hag
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuilleron
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jospe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nourrisson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Raberin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tran Manh Sung
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Balique
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Flori
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015125:Oxyquinoline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D008795:Metronidazole; D015125:Oxyquinoline; C032033:5-methyl-8-hydroxyquinoline; C037665:tilbroquinol
keywords: Entamœba histolytica; liver abcess; luminal agent; recurrence