Amebic liver abscess with bronchopleural fistula
Schumacher, Michaela, Erba, Andrea, Bally, Seraina, Frei, Seraina, Rohacek, Maja Weisser, Neumayr, Andreas, and Burgener-Gasser, Anne Valérie (2026) Amebic liver abscess with bronchopleural fistula. Journal of Travel Medicine, 33 (2). taag006.
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DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taag006
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Abstract
Highlight Amebic liver abscess with bronchopleural fistula caused by Entamoeba histolytica can mimic severe bacterial sepsis in a returning traveller. Rapid diagnosis via multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) on abscess fluid enabled targeted therapy within 24 h, avoiding unnecessary broad-spectrum antibiotics. Intestinal amebiasis should be considered in patients with compatible symptoms and relevant exposure.
| Item ID: | 91611 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Case Study) |
| ISSN: | 1708-8305 |
| Keywords: | extraintestinal amebiasis, intestinal amebiasis, rapid molecular diagnostic, returning traveller, Sepsis |
| Copyright Information: | © The Author(s) 2026. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Society of Travel Medicine. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2026 00:25 |
| FoR Codes: | 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4299 Other health sciences > 429999 Other health sciences not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 20 HEALTH > 2001 Clinical health > 200101 Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions @ 50% 20 HEALTH > 2001 Clinical health > 200105 Treatment of human diseases and conditions @ 50% |
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