Amoebic renal cyst: a case report.

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-year showing favorable outcome with metronidazole treatment and therapeutic drainage.

• Authors: Anuradha Sharma, U K Chandel, M L Gupta, Vijay Sharma, R K Sharma
• Journal: The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (Braz J Infect Dis) Vol. 9 Issue 3 Pg. 266-8 (Jun 2005) ISSN: 1413-8670 [Print] Brazil
• PMID: 16224635 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antiprotozoal Agents
• Metronidazole

Topics

• Aged
• Animals
• Antiprotozoal Agents (therapeutic use)
• Entamoeba histolytica (isolation & purification)
• Entamoebiasis (diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Kidney Diseases, Cystic (drug therapy, parasitology)
• Metronidazole (therapeutic use)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed