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ArticleCureus2024

A Novel Case of a Massive Amebic Liver Abscess in the Setting of Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus and Concurrent Pulmonary Embolism.

Mohamed Ismail, Menna-Allah Elaskandrany, Sahiba Singh, Natalia Chmielewska, Weizheng Wang

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Mohamed IsmailDepartment of Internal Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, USA.
Menna-Allah ElaskandranyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan, USA.
Sahiba SinghCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
Natalia ChmielewskaDepartment of Internal Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, USA.
Weizheng WangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amebic liver abscesses (ALAs), one of the most common extraintestinal manifestations of invasive amebiasis, pose diagnostic challenges due to their various clinical presentations and difficulty in distinguishing them from pyogenic abscesses. This case presentation highlights the intricacy of determining the source of an unusually large liver abscess that had an even rare occurrence of a coinciding pulmonary embolus without any evidence of a deep vein thrombosis. This unusual combination underscores the challenges in identifying and managing atypical cases of ALA and emphasizes the need for more comprehensive data to enhance our understanding of such occurrences.

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amebic liver abscessesbacterial liver abscesselevated liver enzymepulmonary embolism (pe)right upper quadrant abdominal painuncontrolled diabetes mellitus

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PMID38371135
PMCPMC10874467

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