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Amoebic liver abscess in pregnancy: report of two cases
M H Mabina1, J Moodley, S B Pitsoe
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, South Africa.
East African Medical Journal
|May 30, 1998
Abstract:
Amoebic liver abscess is a rare complication of pregnancy. It however, carries significant morbidity and because the diagnosis is often delayed, physicians in developing countries need to be reminded of its possibility when patients present with right lower chest and abdominal pain. This study presents the clinical reports of two cases in which the diagnosis was delayed and review the literature on amoebic liver abscess in pregnancy.