Evaluation of factors associated with complications in amoebic liver abscess in a predominantly toddy‐drinking population: A retrospective study of 198 cases

Evaluation of factors associated with complications in amoebic liver abscess in a predominantly toddy‐drinking population: A retrospective study of 198 cases

Background and Aim Although the mortality rate has declined in recent years, amoebic liver abscesses (ALAs) still carry a substantial risk of morbidity. Studies regarding the indicators of severity, complication, or prognosis of ALA are limited in number and heterogeneous in methodology and results....

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Main Authors: Ashish K Jha, Praveen Jha, Madhur Chaudhary, Shubham Purkayastha, Sanjeev K Jha, Ravish Ranjan, Rajeev N Priyadarshi, Ramesh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-12-01
Series:JGH Open
Subjects:
amoebic liver abscess
complication
Entamoeba histolytica
interventional therapy
palm wine
prognosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12183

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12183

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