Treatment of Unusual Pulmonary Amebic Abscess with Chloroquine

Treatment of Unusual Pulmonary Amebic Abscess with Chloroquine

A case of pulmonary amebic abscess of the right upper lobe with amebic hepatitis is reported in which hematogenous spread of the amebic parasites from liver to lung was the most probable pathogenetic likelihood. Since Emetine alone failed to cause a satisfactory response, and Chloroquine induced com...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chest 1951-11, Vol.20 (5), p.533-538
Hauptverfasser: LINDSAY, ALAN E., GOSSARD, WAYNE H., CHAPMAN, JOHN S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Amebiasis - therapy
Chloroquine - therapeutic use
Dysentery, Amebic
Humans
Lung Diseases
Lung Diseases, Parasitic
Old Medline
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Zusammenfassung:A case of pulmonary amebic abscess of the right upper lobe with amebic hepatitis is reported in which hematogenous spread of the amebic parasites from liver to lung was the most probable pathogenetic likelihood. Since Emetine alone failed to cause a satisfactory response, and Chloroquine induced complete clinical remission, it is felt that Chloroquine is a useful agent in cases of pleuropulmonary amebiasis.
ISSN:0096-0217
0012-3692
2589-3890
1931-3543
DOI:10.1378/chest.20.5.533