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Lee, Suh, Ra, and Woo: Pleuropulmonalry amebiasis

Abstract

Nineteen cases o pleuropulmonary amebiasis was proved by needle aspiration or surgery as complication ofamebic liver abscess during the period from June, 1969 to August, 1971 at Kyungpook National University Hospital.The reults obtained are as follows; 1. Male to female ratio was about 3:1 and most of cases belonged to the 4ththrough 6th decades. 2. The most frequent complaint was upper abdominal pain and the most frequent abnormalphysical finding was hepatomegaly. 3. Abnormalities seen in the chest films were : (a) Elation of rightdiaphragm;(b) Empyema and (c) Pulmonary consolidation. 4. The Pleuropulmonary amebiasis was seen in 26% of amebicliver abscess.

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