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Case Reports
. 2022 Apr 11;22(1):364.
doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07348-9.

A rare case of extraintestinal amebiasis

Bao Fu  1 , Jinjing Wang  2 , Xiaoyun Fu  3
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Case Reports

A rare case of extraintestinal amebiasis

Bao Fu et al. BMC Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Background: Amoebiasis is caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, which is a rare infectious disease in developed countries. If the trophozoites enter the blood, it can spread through the body, such as brain, and lungs. Cases of simultaneous infection of multiple organs are extremely rare.

Case presentation: Here we report a case of simultaneous infection of amoeba in pulmonary pleura, urinary system and central nervous system. Although the patient received anti amoeba treatment, the prognosis of the patient was poor.

Conclusions: In this patient, multiple extraintestinal amebic infections in the absence of clinically confirmed intestinal amebiasis or amebic liver abscess are rare and pose diagnostic challenges. The disseminated amebiasis has significantly increased the mortality. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment may reduce the mortality of disseminated amebiasis.

Keywords: Amebiasis; Central nervous system; Pleuropulmonary; Urinary amoebiasis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose.

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Chest CT on the second day after admission (A and B). Pleural tissue biopsy and pleural fluid microscopy (C and D). Microscopic examination of urine and cerebrospinal fluid (E and F)
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