Amebic liver abscess

Anesi, Judith A; Gluckman, Stephen J.

doi:10.1002/cld.488

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“…However, the real number of Entamoeba infected subjects who develop AHA, is unknown. AHA has been reported following travels to endemic areas for very brief periods (4 days) (Anesi & Gluckman, 2015;Lachish et al, 2016).…”

Section: Amebian Hepatic Abscessmentioning

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Morphological Characteristics of Liver Abscesses According its Etiology

Castillo

Manterola

2020

Int. J. Morphol.

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Although infrequent in the diagnostics areas, liver abscesses are of significant relevance, which is related to the high morbidity and mortality figures they can cause if they are not detected and treated in time. Although multiple operational classifications are described, the one most recognized for its usefulness is that related to its causative agent (pyogenic or bacterial infection, hydatid origin or secondary to infected hydatidosis, and amoebic or by invasive amebiasis). The objective of this article was to generate a study report regarding the morphological characteristics of liver abscesses, characterizing them according to their etiology, as well as describing their study and the latest recommended treatments.

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Section: Amebian Hepatic Abscessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Morphological Characteristics of Liver Abscesses According its Etiology

Castillo

Manterola

2020

Int. J. Morphol.

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“…Aspirated material from an amebic liver abscess contains acellular, proteinaceous debris with necrotic hepatocytes that form a brown fluid referred to as “anchovy paste” [ 7 ]. Trophozoites can also be seen in a minority (<20%) of aspirates [ 8 ]. This is in contrast to aspirates from pyogenic liver abscesses which consist of purulent material with bacteria and neutrophils that are readily apparent by Gram stain.…”

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Hepatic Abscess in a Returning Traveler with Crohn’s Disease: Differentiating Amebic from Pyogenic Liver Abscess

Gaut

Shull

Bejjani

et al. 2018

Case Reports in Medicine

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Liver abscess is a rare but serious complication of Crohn's disease. Patients with Crohn's disease are at risk for pyogenic liver abscesses due to immunosuppressive therapy, fistulous disease, and intraabdominal abscesses. Inflammatory bowel disease patients are also known to have a greater prevalence of amebiasis compared to the rest of the population; however, a higher incidence of amebic liver abscess has not been reported. We describe a case of a liver abscess in a patient with Crohn's disease that was initially presumed pyogenic but later determined to be amebic in origin. Epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of amebic and pyogenic liver abscesses are discussed.

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“…Several authors have reported that Mexico is one of the countries with the highest rate of E. histolytica infection [3,7,[18][19]. This was mainly based on a national survey carried out in 1994 in a representative sample of the Mexican population, which found a seroprevalence of 8.41% for E. histolytica using indirect hemagglutination [8].…”

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Use of real-time polymerase chain reaction to identify Entamoeba histolytica in schoolchildren from northwest Mexico

Aguayo-Patrón

Castillo-Fimbres

Quihui‐Cota

et al. 2017

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: Entamoeba histolytica, E. dispar, and E. moshkovskii are morphologically identical, but intestinal amebiasis is caused only by E. histolytica. Mexico is among the countries with high amebae infection rates, although the contribution of pathogenic amoeba to the total detected cases remains unknown, especially in the northwestern dry region. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the actual prevalence of E. histolytica using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in schoolchildren of northwestern Mexico. Methodology: Participants were children from five public elementary schools in the low-socioeconomic-level suburban areas of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. One stool sample was collected from each child and analyzed by the Faust technique for Entamoeba spp. and by real-time PCR for E. histolytica. Results: Analysis of stool samples from 273 children (9.0 ± 1.5 years of age) resulted in 25 (9.2%) positive for E. histolytica/E. dispar/E. moshkovskii by the Faust technique; of these, 3 were positive for E. histolytica by real-time PCR. In addition, 2 samples that were negative for E. histolytica/E. dispar/E. moshkovskii by the Faust technique were positive by real-time PCR. Conclusions: The actual prevalence of E. histolytica in our study population was 1.8%, which is lower than those reported in previous studies in other Mexican regions.

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Amebic liver abscess

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Cited by 30 publications

References 26 publications

Morphological Characteristics of Liver Abscesses According its Etiology

Morphological Characteristics of Liver Abscesses According its Etiology

Hepatic Abscess in a Returning Traveler with Crohn’s Disease: Differentiating Amebic from Pyogenic Liver Abscess

Use of real-time polymerase chain reaction to identify Entamoeba histolytica in schoolchildren from northwest Mexico

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