Hepatic complications of amebiasis in Puerto Rico
Santiago-Stevenson, D.; Martinez, E.C.; Hernandez-Morales, F.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 39(4): 123-133
1947
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 20253701 Document Number: 700098
Although the incidence of infection of Endamoeba histolytica in Puerto Rico is about the same as in continental U. S. A., the clinical manifestations are not very numerous. They give detailed reports of 5 cases of amebic liver involvement found over a period of 6 yrs.
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