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Amoebic liver abscess in pregnancy: report of two cases. 1998

M H Mabina, and J Moodley, and S B Pitsoe, and S Monokoane

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, South Africa.

Amoebic liver abscess is a rare complication of pregnancy. It however, carries significant morbidity and because the diagnosis is often delayed, physicians in developing countries need to be reminded of its possibility when patients present with right lower chest and abdominal pain. This study presents the clinical reports of two cases in which the diagnosis was delayed and review the literature on amoebic liver abscess in pregnancy.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008101	Liver Abscess, Amebic	Single or multiple areas of PUS due to infection by any ameboid protozoa (AMEBIASIS). A common form is caused by the ingestion of ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA.	Abscess, Amebic, Hepatic,Abscess, Hepatic, Amebic,Abscess, Liver, Amebic,Amebiasis, Hepatic,Entamoebiasis, Hepatic,Hepatic Amebiasis,Hepatic Entamoebiasis,Amoebiasis, Hepatic,Hepatic Abscess, Amoebic,Hepatic Amoebiasis,Liver Abscess, Amoebic,Abscess, Amebic Liver,Abscess, Amoebic Hepatic,Abscess, Amoebic Liver,Abscesses, Amebic Liver,Abscesses, Amoebic Hepatic,Abscesses, Amoebic Liver,Amebic Liver Abscess,Amebic Liver Abscesses,Amoebic Hepatic Abscess,Amoebic Hepatic Abscesses,Amoebic Liver Abscess,Amoebic Liver Abscesses,Entamoebiases, Hepatic,Hepatic Abscesses, Amoebic,Hepatic Entamoebiases,Liver Abscesses, Amebic,Liver Abscesses, Amoebic
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D002637	Chest Pain	Pressure, burning, or numbness in the chest.	Precordial Catch,Precordial Catch Syndrome,Texidor's Twinge,Chest Pains,Pain, Chest,Pains, Chest,Syndrome, Precordial Catch,Texidor Twinge
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D015597	Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic	The co-occurrence of pregnancy and parasitic diseases. The parasitic infection may precede or follow FERTILIZATION.	Parasitic Pregnancy Complications,Complications, Parasitic Pregnancy,Pregnancy, Parasitic Complications,Complication, Parasitic Pregnancy,Complications Pregnancies, Parasitic,Complications Pregnancy, Parasitic,Parasitic Complications Pregnancies,Parasitic Complications Pregnancy,Parasitic Pregnancy Complication,Pregnancies, Parasitic Complications,Pregnancy Complication, Parasitic
D015746	Abdominal Pain	Sensation of discomfort, distress, or agony in the abdominal region.	Colicky Pain,Abdominal Pains,Colicky Pains,Pain, Abdominal,Pain, Colicky,Pains, Abdominal,Pains, Colicky