Méchaï Frédéric, Aoun Olivier, Ficko Cécile, Barruet Régine, Imbert Patrick, Rapp Christophe
Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint-Mandé, France.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Nov;81(5):768-9. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0230.
Amebiasis remains a major public health issue in most of the world. Amebic liver abscess is the most common extraintestinal manifestation. A complication such as venous obstruction associated with amebiais is rare. We report a thrombosis in hepatic veins associated with amebic hepatic abscess in a traveler.
