[Fever and right upper abdominal pain in a 26-year-old returning from travel abroad]

S Fitzner; J Seiger; P Landwehr; P N Meier; T Weiss; J Wohlfart

doi:10.1007/s00108-014-3545-3

[Fever and right upper abdominal pain in a 26-year-old returning from travel abroad]

Internist (Berl). 2014 Dec;55(12):1475-6, 1478-9. doi: 10.1007/s00108-014-3545-3.

[Article in German]

Authors

S Fitzner¹, J Seiger, P Landwehr, P N Meier, T Weiss, J Wohlfart

Affiliation

¹ Klinik für Innere Medizin, Medizinische Klinik I und konservative Notaufnahme, Diakoniekrankenhaus Henriettenstiftung Hannover, Marienstr. 72-90, 30171, Hannover, Deutschland, sebastian.fitzner@ddh-gruppe.de.

PMID: 25070613
DOI: 10.1007/s00108-014-3545-3

Abstract

Persistent fever and unspecific general symptoms need a complete and detailed medical history and search for infection. We report on a case of amebiasis with liver abscesses of a 26-year-old man. He had stayed several weeks in India and South America. After being free of complaints for 4 months, unspecific general symptoms and fever appeared. Due to proven liver abscesses, a combination treatment was given. Within 12 days, he was free of symptoms and could be discharged.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / diagnosis
Abdominal Pain / etiology
Abdominal Pain / prevention & control
Adult
Amebicides / administration & dosage
Ampicillin / administration & dosage
Drug Therapy, Combination
Entamoeba histolytica*
Fever of Unknown Origin / diagnosis*
Fever of Unknown Origin / etiology
Fever of Unknown Origin / prevention & control
Humans
Liver Abscess, Amebic / diagnosis*
Liver Abscess, Amebic / drug therapy*
Male
Metronidazole / administration & dosage*
Paromomycin / administration & dosage*
Sulbactam / administration & dosage
Travel
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Amebicides
Metronidazole
Paromomycin
sultamicillin
Ampicillin
Sulbactam