Fever and right upper abdominal pain in a 26-year-old returning from travel abroad

Persistent fever and unspecific general symptoms need a complete and detailed medical history and search for infection. We report on a case of amebiasis with liver abscesses of a 26-year-old man. He had stayed several weeks in India and South America. After being free of complaints for 4 months, uns...

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Published inDer Internist (Berlin) Vol. 55; no. 12; p. 1475
Main Authors Fitzner, S, Seiger, J, Landwehr, P, Meier, P N, Weiss, T, Wohlfart, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.12.2014
Subjects
Abdominal Pain - diagnosis
Abdominal Pain - etiology
Abdominal Pain - prevention & control
Adult
Amebicides - administration & dosage
Ampicillin - administration & dosage
Drug Therapy, Combination
Entamoeba histolytica
Fever of Unknown Origin - diagnosis
Fever of Unknown Origin - etiology
Fever of Unknown Origin - prevention & control
Humans
Liver Abscess, Amebic - diagnosis
Liver Abscess, Amebic - drug therapy
Male
Metronidazole - administration & dosage
Paromomycin - administration & dosage
Sulbactam - administration & dosage
Travel
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Persistent fever and unspecific general symptoms need a complete and detailed medical history and search for infection. We report on a case of amebiasis with liver abscesses of a 26-year-old man. He had stayed several weeks in India and South America. After being free of complaints for 4 months, unspecific general symptoms and fever appeared. Due to proven liver abscesses, a combination treatment was given. Within 12 days, he was free of symptoms and could be discharged.
ISSN:1432-1289