Amoebic renal cyst: a case report
AUTOR(ES)
Sharma, Anuradha, Chandel, U.K., Gupta, M.L., Sharma, Vijay, Sharma, R.K.
FONTE
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2005-06
RESUMO
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.