We reported a case of amoebic liver abscess(ALA) in a 6-year-old Malaysian boy who presented with fever,lethargy,diarrhea and right hypochondriac pain.On admission he was diagnosed with perforated acute appendicitis a...We reported a case of amoebic liver abscess(ALA) in a 6-year-old Malaysian boy who presented with fever,lethargy,diarrhea and right hypochondriac pain.On admission he was diagnosed with perforated acute appendicitis and a laparotomy was done.After surgery he developed acute respiratory distress.Ultrasonography,chest X-Ray and CT scan revealed two ALAs in the posterior segment of right lobe of liver,pleural effusion and collapsed consolidation of lungs bilaterally.Percutaneous liver abscesses drainage was done and intravenous Metronidazole was started.PCR carried out on the pus from the abscess was positive for Entamoeba histolytica.Patient however succumbed to the infection one week after admission.展开更多
As an economically underdevel oped province located in central China, Henan has a total population of 97.2 million with 71% living in rural areas. Traditional ideas such as having multiple children and son preference ...As an economically underdevel oped province located in central China, Henan has a total population of 97.2 million with 71% living in rural areas. Traditional ideas such as having multiple children and son preference still prevail in the vast rural areas where old folks depend largely on their children for old展开更多
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文摘We reported a case of amoebic liver abscess(ALA) in a 6-year-old Malaysian boy who presented with fever,lethargy,diarrhea and right hypochondriac pain.On admission he was diagnosed with perforated acute appendicitis and a laparotomy was done.After surgery he developed acute respiratory distress.Ultrasonography,chest X-Ray and CT scan revealed two ALAs in the posterior segment of right lobe of liver,pleural effusion and collapsed consolidation of lungs bilaterally.Percutaneous liver abscesses drainage was done and intravenous Metronidazole was started.PCR carried out on the pus from the abscess was positive for Entamoeba histolytica.Patient however succumbed to the infection one week after admission.
文摘As an economically underdevel oped province located in central China, Henan has a total population of 97.2 million with 71% living in rural areas. Traditional ideas such as having multiple children and son preference still prevail in the vast rural areas where old folks depend largely on their children for old