Amoebic liver abscess with metastatic amoebic brain abscess: A case report

Mohd Younus Shah; Amarjit Singh Vij; Faisal Shah; Faizan Shah; Sachin Seth; Nazir Ahmad Pandith

doi:10.4103/1755-6783.174724

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Year : 2016 | Volume : 9 | Issue : 1 | Page : 76-79

Amoebic liver abscess with metastatic amoebic brain abscess: A case report

Mohd Younus Shah¹, Amarjit Singh Vij¹, Faisal Shah², Faizan Shah², Sachin Seth³, Nazir Ahmad Pandith⁴
¹ Department of Medicine, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Jalandhar, Punjab, India
² Resident Doctor, SMHS Hospital, Srinagar, India
³ Department of Radiology, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Jalandhar, Punjab, India
⁴ Infection Control Officer/Medical Superintendent, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Jalandhar, Punjab, India

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Mohd Younus Shah
318, Mustafabad, Gousia Colony, Bemina, Srinagar - 190 018, Jammu and Kashmir
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/1755-6783.174724

Background: Amoebic liver abscess may be single or multiple. It is mostly seen in tropical areas. Aims: Amoebic liver abscess may rupture into pleura, pericardium, peritoneum, etc but extension or metastasis to the CNS is extremely rare. That is what makes this case a rare one and worthy of sharing.

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