The liver abscess is the m ost fr e q u e n t extra in testin a l com plication o f in testin a l amoebiasis: its diagnosis is suggested by the c lin ic a ip ic tu re b u t it m tist be c o n firm e d by p a raclinic tests. Them ost strin g e n td ia g n o sis requires id en tifica tio n o f E. histoiytica. B u t tbis ispossible o nly in a f e w cases. Serological tests g reatly im prove the d iagnosis o f this o u n d th a t 90% w ere p ositive by the ELISA m eth o d a n d 66.6% by the CIE technique. In p a tie n ts w ith am oebic liver abscess, the results sh o w ed th a t the ELISA was m ore sensitive th a n the CIE, as itp re se n te d a higher sensitivity (100% ) th a n th a t o f the CIE technique (66% ). Key-words: A m o eb ic liver abscess. D iagnosis. ELISA. CIE.Amoebiasis is an in fectio n c a u se d by Entamoeba histoiytica, an intestinal p rotozoan pathogenic for h u m a n s17. It is com m only found in tropical countries, specially in u n d erd ev elo p ed ones w here sa n ita tio n a n d h y g ie n e are deficient1.It is believed that 2 to 50% o f the w o rld 's population and 12.1% of Colom bia p o p u latio n according to the seco n d C olom bian N ational Morbidity Survey is infected by E ntam oeba h is to iy tic a i. T h e p a r a s i t e c o l o n i s e s th e intestinal tract and form h ere it sp read s to other o rg an s, d e p e n d in g o n its in v a s iv e capacities-8.Amoebic infection is co n sid ered to be third most im portant c a u se o f p a ra site -rela te d deaths in th e w o rld , a fte r m a la ria a n d s c h is to s o m ia s is T h e m o s t f r e q u e n t extraintestinal c o m p lic a tio n o f am o eb ic infection is the invasion o f th e liver by the parasite, a condition k n o w n as am o eb ic liver abscess.
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