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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Three Autochthonous Cases of Amoebic Liver Abscess Clustered in a Small Village of Tuscany (Central Italy), a Non-Endemic Area.

Giuseppantonio Maisetta, Sara Moneta, Benedetta Tuvo, Cesira Giordano, Paola Alessandra Petrocelli, Giovanni Tincani, Daniela Campani, Davide Ghinolfi, Marco Falcone, Fabrizio Bruschi and 1 more

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Giuseppantonio MaisettaDepartment of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Sara MonetaInfectious Disease and Hepatology Unit, San Luca Hospital, 55100 Lucca, Italy.
Benedetta TuvoDepartment of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6562-0321
Cesira GiordanoMicrobiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0735-726X
Paola Alessandra PetrocelliClinic Analysis Laboratory, San Luca Hospital, 55100 Lucca, Italy.
Giovanni TincaniDivision of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Daniela CampaniDepartment of Surgical, Medical, Biochemical Pathology and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Davide GhinolfiDivision of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7933-8941
Marco FalconeInfectious Diseases Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Fabrizio BruschiDepartment of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8701-3290
Antonella LupettiDepartment of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6975-8114

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Abstract

Amebiasis is a rare condition in industrialised countries but is epidemiologically growing. Clinical manifestations may range from asymptomatic to invasive disease. An amebic abscess can be the result of extraintestinal amebiasis, and it is associated with relatively high morbidity and mortality. We present three indigenous cases of amoebic liver abscesses observed within a few weeks (October-November 2023) in patients living in a small area near Lucca in Tuscany, Central Italy. Fever accompanied by abdominal pain and liver abscess was observed in all three patients, and one of them presented necrotising colitis and pleural effusion, too. The parasitological diagnosis was performed by microscopy and confirmed with real-time PCR in liver abscess drainage fluid and stools.

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Entamoeba histolyticaLiver Abscess, AmebicAdultFecesFemaleHumansItalyMaleMiddle Agedabscess aspirateEntamoeba histolyticaliver abscessmolecular diagnosis

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PMID40732657
PMCPMC12299887

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