Chest wall mass with fistula to the skin, caused by a ruptured amebic liver abscess

•Amebiasis in developed countries is mostly in returning travelers or immigrants.•Transmission occurs after ingestion of contaminated food or water.•Amebiasis could cause colitis and even liver abscess.•The variables of presentations of amebiasis makes the diagnosis very challenging.•Once a correct...

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Published inTravel medicine and infectious disease Vol. 45; p. 102241
Main Authors Lin, Geng-Lou, Tai, Chien-Hsiang, Lee, Chen-Hsiang, Lee, Ing-Kit
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2022
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Abscesses
Aetiology
Amebiasis
Computed tomography
Conflicts of interest
Cysts
Dysentery, Amebic
Fistula
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Lesions
Liver
Liver abscess
Liver Abscess, Amebic - diagnosis
Liver Abscess, Amebic - diagnostic imaging
Mass
Neoplasms
Pain
Returning travelers
Skin
Thoracic Wall - diagnostic imaging
Tomography
Travel medicine
Tuberculosis
Amebiasis
Liver abscess
Returning travelers
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Summary:•Amebiasis in developed countries is mostly in returning travelers or immigrants.•Transmission occurs after ingestion of contaminated food or water.•Amebiasis could cause colitis and even liver abscess.•The variables of presentations of amebiasis makes the diagnosis very challenging.•Once a correct diagnosis is made, most patients recover fully with proper treatment.
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ISSN:1477-8939
1873-0442
DOI:10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102241