11 December 2021>: Articles
An Unexpected Case of Disseminated Amebiasis with Cerebral Involvement and Successful Recovery in a Non-Endemic Context
Unusual clinical course
Purificación Sánchez Zamora A* , Ana C. Gallotti A , Raquel Ramos A , Jorge Ligero López A , Yasmina González A , Rossel A. Mejía A , Adriana C. Orozco Vinasco A , Isabel Fuentes A , Francisco J. Merino ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.934188
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e934188
Figure 3. Abdominal and cerebral CT scan performed after treatment. (A, B) Residual lesions of liver abscesses after metronidazole therapy. (C) Amebic brain abscesses after 2 weeks of i.v. metronidazole treatment. (D) Amebic brain abscesses after 4 weeks of i.v. metronidazole treatment. (E) Amebic brain abscesses at end of treatment, 10 weeks of i.v. metronidazole treatment. (F) Residual lesions of amebic brain abscesses 6 months after discharge from the surgical ICU.