amebiasis/edema

Hepatobiliary imaging in a patient with an amebic abscess showed an early cold defect that later showed rim enhancement. A Tc-99m SC scan did not show prominent flow (making hepatoma unlikely) and showed the previously noted defect to appear larger and without rim enhancement. The differential

Mongolian gerbils were inoculated intracecally with E. histolytica trophozoites cultured monoxenically. During the first hours of interaction an increase in mucus production was observed. Microulcerative mucosal lesions appeared 24 to 72 h post-inoculation. Inflammatory infiltrate and edema of the

This paper describes a case of cutaneous amebiasis of the face in a 17-month-old girl. About four weeks prior to admission she had diarrhea with high suspicion of intestinal amebiasis. Fifteen days later she presented with edema of the right lower eyelid and epiphora. There was a vesicle in the

BACKGROUND Acanthamoeba infection is a potential life-threatening complication of drowning. The management of drowning-associated Acanthamoeba infection remains controversial. Survival reports on Acanthamoeba infection have been on case reports only. METHODS A 2-year-old, previously healthy

Treatment of malaria depends on the infecting Plasmodium species. In Plasmodium falciparum malaria the treatment also depends on whether chloroquine resistances occur and whether the course is uncomplicated or complicated. Uncomplicated cases are cared for with chloroquine and with mefloquine or

One of the main drawbacks of experimental amebiasis is the lack of an adequate animal model for invasive intestinal lesions. Mongolian gerbils are useful because both intestinal and hepatic amebiasis can be produced experimentally with Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites. In this paper we show

Pleuropulmonary amebiasis is the common and pericardial amebiasis the rare form of thoracic amebiasis. Low socioeconomic conditions, malnutrition, chronic alcoholism, and ASD with left to right shunt are contributing factors to the development of pulmonary amebiasis. Although no age is exempt, it

OBJECTIVE To report the onset of neuro-ophthalmological adverse effects in two children treated with metronidazole for amoebic dysentery. METHODS A 6-year-old child and his 8-year-old sister presented with sudden bilateral vision loss and diplopia associated with intense headache and vomiting. The

Parasitic infections of the central nervous system (CNS) include two broad categories of infectious organisms: single-celled protozoa and multicellular metazoa. The protozoal infections include malaria, American trypanosomiasis, human African trypanosomiasis, toxoplasmosis, amebiasis,

BACKGROUND Granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) is rare, but often fatal. The infection has been documented predominantly among the immunocompromised population or among those with chronic disease. To date, however, there have only been eight cases regarding the infection following hematopoietic

A 31-yr-old man presented with a 1-wk history of fever, chills, weakness, headaches, and a significant 20-lb weight loss over the preceding 2 months. His past medical history was relevant for liver amebiasis during childhood. Two days before admission, the patient noticed jaundice. He denied

Two patients presented with fever and nodular pulmonary infiltrates 9 and 6 months after marrow transplantation for leukemia. The second patient also had painful subcutaneous nodules that subsequently ulcerated. Both had a history of sinusitis and both had recently been treated with corticosteroids.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of anterior chamber washout, amniotic membrane transplantation, and topical use of corticosteroids in the treatment of severe peripheral ulcerative keratitis with membranous endothelial exudation. METHODS Twelve patients (12 eyes) with

CT findings in 23 patients with amebic liver abscess were analyzed retrospectively. A solitary abscess was present in 17 patients. Five patients had two to five lesions. One patient, a male homosexual, had 15 abscesses. Of the 46 abscesses, 74% occurred in the right lobe. The lesions were generally