Respiratory failure caused by intrathoracic amoebiasis

A 41-year-old male was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of diarrhea, fever and rapidly progressive respiratory distress. A chest radiograph and computed tomography (CT) of the chest and the abdomen showed a large amount of right pleural effusion and a large liver abscess. The patient was thus...

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Main Authors: Yokoyama, Toshinobu, Hirokawa, Masashi, Imamura, Yutaka, Aizawa, Hisamichi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2010
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108731/