Abstract

RIVERO-LEON, Armando  and  NUNEZ-CALATAYUD, Margis. Modified amoebic liver abscess: Case report. Rev. colomb. Gastroenterol. [online]. 2022, vol.37, n.2, pp.242-247.  Epub Aug 26, 2022. ISSN 0120-9957.  https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.787.

We present the case of a 56-year-old black female patient from a rural area in the Morón municipality, Ciego de Ávila province, Cuba. She was admitted with symptoms of dysentery with several days of evolution and a later episode of high fever, compromised general status, and abdominal pain located in the right hypochondrium. Analytical studies reported leukocytosis with a predominance of polymorphonuclear cells, Entamoeba histolytica was found in the stool study. Abdominal ultrasound reported a mixed image of 110 x 84 mm in the upper right lobe of the liver, as confirmed by computed tomography. This image was interpreted as a possible liver abscess. The patient received antimicrobial treatment for four weeks without a good response, thus requiring surgical intervention. She evolved favorably and was discharged after 21 days.

Keywords : Liver; abscess; imaging diagnosis; surgical treatment.

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