Establishment of amœbic hepatitis as a distinct cl inico-pathological entity

Establishment of amœbic hepatitis as a distinct cl inico-pathological entity

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ABSTRACT THERE is much controversy as to whether or not amœbic hepatitis occurs as an entity, as distinct from the well-recognized amœbic liver abscess. Recently, we reported a case of long-standing amœbiasis with hepatomegaly which, on liver biopsy, showed histologically the presence of cells morphologically similar to amœbæ, diffusely infiltrating the liver without abscess formation1. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution ACCESS OPTIONS Access through your institution Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.90 per issue Learn more Buy this article * Purchase on SpringerLink * Instant access to full article PDF Buy now Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout ADDITIONAL ACCESS OPTIONS: * Log in * Learn about institutional subscriptions * Read our FAQs * Contact customer support SIMILAR CONTENT BEING VIEWED BY OTHERS ROLE OF NON-INVASIVE METHODS IN DETECTING LIVER IMPAIRMENT IN FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER ADULT PATIENTS WITH PERSISTENT HEPATIC CYTOLYSIS Article Open access 05 October 2022 THE HISTOLOGIC PRESENTATION OF HEPATITIS E REFLECTS PATIENTS’ IMMUNE STATUS AND PRE-EXISTING LIVER CONDITION Article 22 June 2020 HEPATIC PATHOLOGY IN PATIENTS DYING OF COVID-19: A SERIES OF 40 CASES INCLUDING CLINICAL, HISTOLOGIC, AND VIROLOGIC DATA Article 13 August 2020 REFERENCES * _Brit. Med. J._, i, 460 (1961). Download references AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Departments of Medicine and Pathology, “Evangelismos” Hospital, Athens TH. DOXIADIS & N. CANDREVIOTIS Authors * TH. DOXIADIS View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * N. CANDREVIOTIS View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE DOXIADIS, T., CANDREVIOTIS, N. Establishment of Amœbic Hepatitis as a Distinct Cl inico-Pathological Entity. _Nature_ 192, 988–989 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192988a0 Download citation * Issue Date: 09 December 1961 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/192988a0 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Get shareable link Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. Copy to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative

ABSTRACT THERE is much controversy as to whether or not amœbic hepatitis occurs as an entity, as distinct from the well-recognized amœbic liver abscess. Recently, we reported a case of


long-standing amœbiasis with hepatomegaly which, on liver biopsy, showed histologically the presence of cells morphologically similar to amœbæ, diffusely infiltrating the liver without


abscess formation1. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution ACCESS OPTIONS Access through your institution


Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.90 per issue Learn more Buy this article * Purchase on SpringerLink * Instant access to full


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Contact customer support SIMILAR CONTENT BEING VIEWED BY OTHERS ROLE OF NON-INVASIVE METHODS IN DETECTING LIVER IMPAIRMENT IN FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER ADULT PATIENTS WITH PERSISTENT


HEPATIC CYTOLYSIS Article Open access 05 October 2022 THE HISTOLOGIC PRESENTATION OF HEPATITIS E REFLECTS PATIENTS’ IMMUNE STATUS AND PRE-EXISTING LIVER CONDITION Article 22 June 2020


HEPATIC PATHOLOGY IN PATIENTS DYING OF COVID-19: A SERIES OF 40 CASES INCLUDING CLINICAL, HISTOLOGIC, AND VIROLOGIC DATA Article 13 August 2020 REFERENCES * _Brit. Med. J._, i, 460 (1961).


Download references AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Departments of Medicine and Pathology, “Evangelismos” Hospital, Athens TH. DOXIADIS & N. CANDREVIOTIS Authors * TH.


DOXIADIS View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * N. CANDREVIOTIS View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google


Scholar RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE DOXIADIS, T., CANDREVIOTIS, N. Establishment of Amœbic Hepatitis as a Distinct Cl


inico-Pathological Entity. _Nature_ 192, 988–989 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192988a0 Download citation * Issue Date: 09 December 1961 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/192988a0 SHARE THIS


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