AMEBIC ABSCESS OF THE LIVER; REPORT OF A CASE WITHOUT PREVIOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF AMEBIASIS; OPERATION AND RECOVERY
Authors: Harold L. Goldburgh
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1936)

Case Reports1 December 1936AMEBIC ABSCESS OF THE LIVER; REPORT OF A CASE WITHOUT PREVIOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF AMEBIASIS; OPERATION AND RECOVERYHAROLD L. GOLDBURGH, M.D.HAROLD L. GOLDBURGH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-10-6-926 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptVarious authorities differ as to the prevalence of amebiasis in countries other than the tropical regions. It is claimed that it occurs in the temperate climate more frequently than is generally believed. Craig's1opinion that between 5 and 10 per cent of the American population harbor this infestation is based on his collected statistics of 49,336 persons examined, 11.6 per cent having been found positively infected. Sir Leonard Rogers,2quoting C. Dobell, stated that between 7 and 10 per cent of the people of North England were carriers of theEndameba histolyticaduring the Great War. In 1934 Wenrich, Stabler...References1. CRAIG CF: Amebiasis and amebic dysentery, 1934, Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Ill. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. ROGERS L: Tropical liver, hepatitis and abscess, Practitioner, 1933, cxxxi, 117-123. Google Scholar3. WENRICHSTABLERARNETT DHRMJH: The incidence of the disease producing ameba (Endameba histolytica) in 1060 college freshmen and its significance, Science, 1934, lxxix, 143-144. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. JOHNSON G: Personal communication, Bureau of Health, Philadelphia, Pa. Google Scholar5. OCHSNERBAKEY AM: Diagnosis and treatment of amebic abscess of the liver: a study based on 4,484 collected and personal cases, Am. Jr. Digest. Dis. and Nutr., 1934, ii, 47-51. Google Scholar6. BROWN PW: Results and dangers in the treatment of amebiasis; a summary of fifteen years' clinical experience at the Mayo Clinic, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, cv, 1319-1325. Google Scholar7. STRONG RF: In Osler's Modern Medicine (Edited by McCrae), 1925, ii, 221. Google Scholar8. FREUND H: Amebic abscess of the liver, report of cases without previous manifestations of amebiasis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, cii, 1550-1552. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. ROGERSMEGRAW LJW: Tropical medicine, 1930, P. Blakiston's Son and Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar10. REED AC: The treatment of amebiasis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1934, ciii, 1224-1228. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. LEAKE CD: Chemotherapy of amebiasis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcviii, 195-198. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Read before the Section on General Medicine of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, January 27, 1936.From the service of Dr. Samuel A. Lowenberg, Philadelphia General Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 1936Volume 10, Issue 6Page: 926-933KeywordsAmebiasisLiver Issue Published: 1 December 1936 PDF downloadLoading ...