Diseases

Amebic Liver Abscess

Single or multiple areas of PUS due to infection by any ameboid protozoa (AMEBIASIS). A common form is caused by the ingestion of ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA.

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Abstract

Single or multiple areas of PUS due to infection by any ameboid protozoa (AMEBIASIS). A common form is caused by the ingestion of ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA.

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28 entry terms
  • Abscess, Amebic, Hepatic
  • Abscess, Hepatic, Amebic
  • Abscess, Liver, Amebic
  • Amebiasis, Hepatic
  • Amoebiasis, Hepatic
  • Hepatic Abscess, Amoebic
  • Hepatic Amebiasis
  • Hepatic Amoebiasis
  • Liver Abscess, Amebic
  • Liver Abscess, Amoebic
  • Abscess, Amebic Liver
  • Abscess, Amoebic Hepatic
  • Abscess, Amoebic Liver
  • Abscesses, Amebic Liver
  • Abscesses, Amoebic Hepatic
  • Abscesses, Amoebic Liver
  • Amebic Liver Abscesses
  • Amoebic Hepatic Abscess
  • Amoebic Hepatic Abscesses
  • Amoebic Liver Abscess
  • Amoebic Liver Abscesses
  • Hepatic Abscesses, Amoebic
  • Liver Abscesses, Amebic
  • Liver Abscesses, Amoebic
  • Entamoebiasis, Hepatic
  • Hepatic Entamoebiasis
  • Entamoebiases, Hepatic
  • Hepatic Entamoebiases

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with specific organism (IM)

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WI 730

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Amebic Liver Abscess. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008101. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008101
  2. Amebic Liver Abscess. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoebic_liver_abscess
  3. Amebic Liver Abscess. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2820891