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BEBERAPA KASUS ABSES HATI AMUBA Junita, Arini; Widita, Haris; Soemohardjo, Soewignjo
journal of internal medicine Vol. 7, No. 2 Mei 2006
Publisher : journal of internal medicine

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Amoebiasis is an infection caused by Entamoeba hystolitica intestinal protozoa. Extraintestinal complication is liverabscess (amoebeic liver abscess). The highest prevalence is in tropical and developing country, which have poor sanitation, badsosioeconomic condition, not well nutrition status, and in area which strain E. Hvstotistica is high. About 10% from all people inthe world had this infection, but only 10% became clinically. Amoeboic liver abscess is handled with chemotherapy usingnitromidazole derivate, aspiration or drainage with surgery. In case which needed operation, mortality is 12%. And if there is aamoeboic peritonitis, the mortality approximately 40% - 45%, High mortality rate is caused by severe condition. Malnutrition,icteric or shock. Patient died ussually caused by septic condition or hepatorenal syndrome. In this moment, we will report threecase of liver abscess with variable size, which made differential decisiton treatment. One case is liver abscess which contain 4.5 Lafter done surgery drainage.