Amoebic renal cyst: a case report

Abstract

Entamoeba histolytica can infect any organ of the body, but only one case of renal involvement has been reported till now in the literature. We report a rare case of amoebic renal cyst in a 78-year showing favorable outcome with metronidazole treatment and therapeutic drainage.

Supra-Infected Hepatic and Renal Amebic Abscesses-A Case Report

“…Complications of amoebic abscess are secondary to bacterial supra-infection, rupture and pleural effusion/empyema. Amoebic renal abscesses are extremely rare with only a few cases reported [3,4,15]. Renal abscesses usually arise from ascending urinary tract infections or bacteremia with hematogenous seeding.…”