학술논문
Amoebic renal cyst: a case report
Document Type
report
Source
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. June 2005 9(3)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1413-8670
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.