A case report of ruptured amoebic liver abscess causing cardiac tamponade and requiring pericardial window

BACKGROUND: Amoebiasis is a prevalent infection in the tropics. Amoebic liver abscess is the most common extraintestinal manifestation. Cardiac tamponade is an uncommon complication of amoebic liver abscess that may need urgent pericardiocentesis. CASE SUMMARY: A 25-year-old man presented with abdom...

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Autores principales: Francis, Cliojis, Soni, Swati, Gupta, Anunay, Agstam, Sourabh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7780479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33426455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa182

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7780479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33426455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa182

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