Primary pulmonary amebic abscess in a patient with pulmonary adenocarcinoma: a case report

Primary pulmonary amebic abscess in a patient with pulmonary adenocarcinoma: a case report

Abstract Background Primary pulmonary amoeba is very rare and here we report a case of a 68-year-old man presenting with primary pulmonary amoeba after undergoing chemotherapy for lung adenocarcinoma. Case presentation In October 2016, the man aged 68 was admitted to our hospital because of repeated...

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Main Authors: Yuan-Yuan Liu, Yue Ying, Chong Chen, Yue-Kai Hu, Fei-Fei Yang, Ling-Yun Shao, Xun-Jia Cheng, Yu-Xian Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Amebiasis
Pulmonary amebic abscess
Pulmonary adenocarcinoma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0419-2

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