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Amebic Abscess of the Liver: Title and subTitle BreakTreatment Failure With Metronidazole FREE

MAJ Ronald M. Henn, MCMAJ ; Daniel B. Collin, MC
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JAMA. 1973;224(10):1394-1395. doi:10.1001/jama.1973.03220240044011
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A patient with amebic abscess of the liver was treated with standard doses of metronidazole but remained febrile and pulmonary complications developed. Only after other forms of treatment including aspiration and administration of chloroquine phosphate and emetine hydrochloride did he begin to improve and ultimately to recover.

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Powell SJ, Wilmot AJ, Elsdon-Dew R:  Further trials of metronidazole in amoebic dysentery and amoebic liver abscess . Ann Trop Med Parasitol 61:511-514, 1967;.
McFadzean JA:  The absorption, distribution and metabolism of metronidazole . Indian Practitioner 21:618-621, 1968;.
Powell SJ:  Amoebiasis and metronidazole . Med Today 3:121-126, 1969;.
Healy GR, et al:  Symposium on amebiasis: Panel discussion on the serology of amebiasis . Bull NY Acad Med 47:494-507, 1971;.
Juniper K, et al:  Serologic diagnosis of amebiasis . Am J Trop Med Hyg 21:157-168, 1972;.
Dorrough RL:  Amebic liver abscess . South Med J 60:305-310, 1967;.
Reynold TB:  Amoebic abscess of the liver . Gastroenterology 60:952-954, 1971;.
Sheehy TW, et al:  Resolution time of an amebic liver abscess . Gastroenterology 55:26-34, 1968;.
Juniper K:  Amebic abscess of the liver . Am J Dig Dis 14:290-292, 1969;.
Powell SJ:  Therapy of amebiasis . Bull NY Acad Med 47:469-477, 1971;.
Sager WJ:  Amoebic hepatitis . Med Today 3:99-109, 1969;.
Powell SJ:  Amebiasis , in Conn HF(ed): Current Therapy . Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co, 1969;, pp 5-6.

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Powell SJ, Wilmot AJ, Elsdon-Dew R:  Further trials of metronidazole in amoebic dysentery and amoebic liver abscess . Ann Trop Med Parasitol 61:511-514, 1967;.
McFadzean JA:  The absorption, distribution and metabolism of metronidazole . Indian Practitioner 21:618-621, 1968;.
Powell SJ:  Amoebiasis and metronidazole . Med Today 3:121-126, 1969;.
Healy GR, et al:  Symposium on amebiasis: Panel discussion on the serology of amebiasis . Bull NY Acad Med 47:494-507, 1971;.
Juniper K, et al:  Serologic diagnosis of amebiasis . Am J Trop Med Hyg 21:157-168, 1972;.
Dorrough RL:  Amebic liver abscess . South Med J 60:305-310, 1967;.
Reynold TB:  Amoebic abscess of the liver . Gastroenterology 60:952-954, 1971;.
Sheehy TW, et al:  Resolution time of an amebic liver abscess . Gastroenterology 55:26-34, 1968;.
Juniper K:  Amebic abscess of the liver . Am J Dig Dis 14:290-292, 1969;.
Powell SJ:  Therapy of amebiasis . Bull NY Acad Med 47:469-477, 1971;.
Sager WJ:  Amoebic hepatitis . Med Today 3:99-109, 1969;.
Powell SJ:  Amebiasis , in Conn HF(ed): Current Therapy . Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co, 1969;, pp 5-6.
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