PULMONARY AMEBIASIS COMPLICATED WITH MASSIVE LEFT EMPYEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE: A CASE REPORT
Introduction: Amebiasis is defined as a parasitic infection with the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. Amebiasis in pulmonary and pleural tissue is the second common location of extraintestinal amebias is after amoebic liver abscess. Pulmonary and pleural amebiasishappens in 2-3% of invasive amebiasi...
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| Language: | English |
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Association of medical doctors Sanamed Novi Pazar
2020-06-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.sanamed.rs/OJS/index.php/Sanamed/article/view/390/205 |