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CEREBRAL AMOEBIASIS

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Title: CEREBRAL AMOEBIASIS

Authors: Tauqir Ahmed Rana , Tariq Hameed , Najamussaqib Rao 

Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association

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Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.

Country: Pakistan

Year: 1993

Volume: 43

Issue: 4

Language: English

Categories
Academic Announcements (7) Professional Societies (11) Medical Events (10) Cerebral Amoebiasis (1) Brain Infections (2) Information Dissemination (25) Parasitology (2240) Infectious Diseases (12373) Neurology (7533)

Abstract

Amoebiasis caused by entamoeba histolytica mainly involves the gastrointestinal tract1. Its extraintestinal involvement is mainly seen in liver and lung2,3. Involve­ment of the brain is known4,5 but extremely unusual6,7. Even rarer is involvement of the brain without any involvement of lung or liver2. We present cerebral computed tomographic findings of a case with cerebral amoebiasis without any involvement of lung or liver. Patient was managed by surgical decompression and amoebicidal drugs and he recovered to his normal neurological functions.

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