CHLOROQUINE IN HEPATIC AMEBIASIS
Authors: W A SODEMAN, A A DOERNER, E M GORDON, C M GILLIKIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 August 1951CHLOROQUINE IN HEPATIC AMEBIASISWILLIAM A. SODEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., A. A. DOERNER, M.D., F.A.C.P., E. M. GORDON, M.D., F.A.C.P., C. M. GILLIKIN, M.D.WILLIAM A. SODEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, A. A. DOERNER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, E. M. GORDON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, C. M. GILLIKIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-2-331 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe introduction by Conan1 of chloroquine as an antiamebic agent and his demonstration of its usefulness in hepatic amebiasis established the efficacy of a relatively nontoxic drug in amebic infections of the liver. These observations were soon confirmed by Shookhoff2 in 12 cases, by Sodeman3 in two, and by others.4, 5, 6The present report concerns our experiences with the two patients of Sodeman referred to by personal communication by Conan,1and with five additional patients. In all, we are reporting seven instances of hepatic amebiasis in which chloroquine was used. These case reports, aside from further confirming the effect...Bibliography1. Conan NJ: The treatment of hepatic amebiasis with chloroquine, Am. J. Med. 6: 309, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Shookhoff HB: Quoted by Conan.1 Google Scholar3. Sodeman WA: Quoted by Conan.1 Google Scholar4. BasnuevoGutierrez Estarli JGE: Chloroquina y absceso hepatico amibiano, Rev. Kuba 5: 133, 1949. Google Scholar5. Manson-Bahr P: The treatment of amoebic liver abscess with chloroquine, J. Trop. Med. 52: 91, 1949. Google Scholar6. Emmett J: Refractory amebic abscess of the liver treated with chloroquine, J. A. M. A. 141: 22, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. BasnuevoGutierrez Estarli JGE: Siete casos de hepatitis tratados con chloroquina, Rev. Kuba 6: 45, 1950. Google Scholar8. BasnuevoGuerra ValdesGutierrez EstarliSanchez Beltran JGREO: Absceso hepatico amibiano complicado (pulmon) curado con tanakan (chloroquina), Rev. Kuba 6: 33, 1950. Google Scholar9. BasnuevoVazquez Rosales JGG: Absceso hepatico amibiano perforado curado con emetina-chloroquina, Rev. Kuba 6: 54, 1950. Google Scholar10. Sodeman WA: Clinical picture of hepatic amebiasis, Am. J. Trop. Med. 30: 141, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Presented at the Thirty-second Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, St. Louis, Mo., April 10, 1951.From the Department of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, the U. S. Marine Hospital, Staten Island, New York, the U. S. Marine Hospital, Portland, Maine, and the U. S. Marine Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byRespiratory RNA Viruses: How to Be Prepared for an Encounter with New Pandemic Virus StrainsThe past, present and future of RNA respiratory viruses: influenza and coronavirusesChloroquine (Resochin)Fever Patterns in a Case of Hepatic AmebiasisHepatic amoebiasisChirurgie der entzündlichen ErkrankungenAntibiotics and antibiotic combinations in amebiasis 1 August 1951Volume 35, Issue 2Page: 331-341KeywordsAmebiasisArmed forcesChloroquineDrugsHospital medicineLiverPrevention, policy, and public health ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...