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

• Published in: Der 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
• Language: German
• 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

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...