Pulmonary Thromboembolism: A Rare Vascular Complication of Amebic Liver Abscess

Amebic liver abscess (ALA) is the most common extra-intestinal manifestation of amebiasis. Its complications include rupture into peritoneum, pleural space or anterior abdominal wall. Large abscesses can cause compression of neighboring vascular structures with thrombus formation. Herein, we are pre...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Jesrani, Gautam, Gupta, Samiksha, Gupta, Monica, Gaba, Saurabh, Naveen, Vivek
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2020
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Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7652369/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33178525
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10872
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