Amebic liver abscesses masquerading as pyemic abscesses

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Nattakom, S [1 ]
Serrato, P [1 ]
Bright, T [1 ]
Anaya, A [1 ]
Stubbers, S [1 ]
Verghese, A [1 ]
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[1] Texas Tech Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Internal Med, El Paso, TX 79905 USA
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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We describe a 50-year-old man who presented with multiple liver abscesses that suggested biliary sepsis or portal pyemia. A wet preparation of a sample of aspirate showed the presence of amebic trophozoites, and subsequent serological testing for amebae was strongly reactive.
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