Secondary pleuropulmonary amoebiasis due to liver abscess rupture: A complication case report in low resource setting

• Main Authors: Mega Juwita, Putri, Yudhawati Meliana, Resti
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; Indonesian; English; Indonesian; English
• Published: Elseviar Ltd on behalf of IJS Publishing Group Ltd. 2021
• Subjects: R5-920 Medicine (General)
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/118543/2/KELENGKAPAN_.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/118543/3/Turnitin_.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/118543/10/Secondary%20pleuropulmonary%20amoebiasis%20due%20to%20liver%20abscess%20rupture%20A%20complication%20case%20report%20in%20low%20resource%20setting.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/118543/11/Secondary%20pleuropulmonary%20amoebiasis%20due%20to%20liver.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/118543/12/Karil%20Secondary%20pleuropulmonary.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/118543/14/5%20artikel.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/118543/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210261221007331?via%3Dihub; https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ijscr.2021.106231
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background Pleuropulmonary amoebiasis caused by complications of amoebic liver abscess (ALA) is rare. Case presentation A 23 years old male, presented with shortness of breath, cough with yellowish phlegm, right chest pain, fever, bulging stomach, yellow eyes, and swelling of both legs. Abdomin...