Renal amoebic abscess detected on grey-scale ultrasonography. A case report

Andrew, W.K.; Thomas, R.G.

South African Medical Journal 59(16): 571-574

1981


ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574
PMID: 7221765
Document Number: 177363
Ultrasound scanning performed on a patient to exclude a liver abscess was negative but demonstrated a fluid-filled lesion situated at the lower pole of the right kidney. This was confirmed on excretory urography and angiography and aspiration produced typical amoebic pus. The evidence for this diagnosis and the probable route of infection are discussed. The literature on renal amoebiasis is reviewed.

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