Kumar Jha Ashish, Jha Praveen, Chaudhary Madhur, Kumar Shailesh, Prakash Vidyut, Mohan Dayal Vishwa
1 Department of Gastroenterology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India.
2 Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India.
Trop Doct. 2019 Jul;49(3):197-200. doi: 10.1177/0049475519840242. Epub 2019 Apr 2.
The role of toddy (palm wine) as an independent risk factor for amoebic liver abscess (ALA) is not clear. In a cross-sectional study, the clinico-demographic profiles of inpatients with ALA were examined. Microscopy examination of toddy (n = 43) samples was performed. A total of 198 patients with ALA were enrolled, most of whom were: admitted during the May-August months (48%); chronic alcoholic (85% [70% toddy]); malnourished (85%); and of low socioeconomic status (88%). Clinical and laboratory parameters were comparable between toddy and distilled alcohol drinkers. None of the toddy samples revealed presence of cysts and trophozoites of .
棕榈酒作为阿米巴肝脓肿(ALA)的独立危险因素,其作用尚不清楚。在一项横断面研究中,对ALA住院患者的临床人口统计学特征进行了检查。对43份棕榈酒样本进行了显微镜检查。共纳入198例ALA患者,其中大多数患者:在5月至8月期间入院(48%);为慢性酒精中毒者(85%[70%饮用棕榈酒]);营养不良(85%);社会经济地位较低(88%)。饮用棕榈酒者和饮用蒸馏酒者的临床和实验室参数具有可比性。所有棕榈酒样本均未发现囊肿和滋养体。