A Unique Case of Empyema Secondary to Amoebic Liver Abscess

An amoebic liver abscess is an extraintestinal manifestation of amoebiasis that can present with complaints such as right upper quadrant pain and fever. It might not necessarily be associated with abdominal complaints and can have many other atypical presentations. It may present with lung diseases, cardiac diseases, or brain abscesses. We present a case of a patient with empyema secondary to amoebic liver abscess whose diagnosis was delayed due to an unusual presentation. A combination of radiology, serology, and therapeutic interventions led to the accurate management of the patient.

• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Cureus

• Publication date

  2017-06-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.7759/cureus.1377PMID 28775917PMCID 5522014
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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