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Case Reports
. 2010 Nov;83(5):961.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0101.

Amebic liver abscess

Kanishka W Garvin  1 , James H Willig
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Case Reports

Amebic liver abscess

Kanishka W Garvin et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Nov.
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Figure 1.
Initial abdominal CT scan demonstrating hepatic abscess.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Initial abdominal CT scan demonstrating hepatic abscess.
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