PULMONARY AMEBIASIS COMPLICATED WITH MASSIVE LEFT EMPYEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE: A CASE REPORT

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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Main Authors: Dewi P Kristin, Suci D Yulia, Dewi P Ivana, Iswanto Iswanto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of medical doctors Sanamed Novi Pazar 2020-06-01
Series:Sanamed
Subjects:
pulmonary amebiasis
massive empyema
respiratory failure
Online Access:http://www.sanamed.rs/OJS/index.php/Sanamed/article/view/390/205

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