PMID: 11924154Apr 2, 2002Paper

Bilateral excavated nodular pneumopathy: amebiasis? Report of a case

Revue de pneumologie clinique
H AyadiA K Ayoub

Abstract

Pleuropulmonary amibiasis is generally secondary to hepatic amibiasis with migration into the thorax. Direct pulmonary involvement is exceptional. We report a case of pulmonary ambiasis without associated liver involvement causing multiple bilateral pulmonary lesions.

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