Hepatopleuropulmonary amoebiasis--a case report.
Amoebiasis is a food-borne protozoan infection, caused by Entamoeba histolytica. Here a case of hepatopleuropulmonary amoebiasis, which was detected after fibre-optic bronchoscopy is reported. Bronchial aspirate showed trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica. The patient was treated with tinidazole and responded favourably.
T Jaya
TJ
Chandra
Somnath
S
Dash
G
G
Srinivas
P V Prabhakara
PV
Rao
D000328:Adult; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica; D006801:Humans; D008109:Liver Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male