| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000290957 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | Sharma, Anuradha1 Chandel, U.K2 Gupta, M.L Sharma, Vijay Sharma, R.K |
| Institutions: | 1Indira Gandhi Medical College, Department of Microbiology, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. India 2Indira Gandhi Medical College, Department of Surgery, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. India |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Season: | Jun |
| Volumen: | 9 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Pages: | 266-268 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Reporte técnico |
| Approach: | Caso clínico |
| English abstract | Entamoeba histolytica can infect any organ of the body, but only one case of renal involvement has been reported till now in the literature. We report a rare case of amoebic renal cyst in a 78-yearshowing favorable outcome with metronidazole treatment and therapeutic drainage |
| Disciplines: | Biología, Medicina |
| Keyword: | Protozoarios, Nefrología, Terapéutica y rehabilitación, Entamoeba histolytica, Quíste amibiano renal, Tratamiento, Metronidazol |
| Keyword: | Biology, Medicine, Protozoa, Nephrology, Therapeutics and rehabilitation, Entamoeba histolytica, Amoebic cyst renal, Treatment, Metronidazole |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
