Ruptured Amoebic Liver Abscess into the Left Lung - A Case Report
Published: 2022-01-15
Page: 25-31
Issue: 2022 - Volume 5 [Issue 1]
R. Pakrasi *
Department of General Surgery, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India.
A. Mondal
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India.
A. Kanungo
Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India.
Manjari Chakraborty
Department of General Surgery, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Amoebic infection is an endemic problem plaguing the tropical and subtropical countries and happens to be a major cause of chronic morbidity in the regions. We report a case of amoebic liver abscess in a 30-year-old male which had ruptured into the left lung parenchyma and pleural space. This was followed by thoracotomy and evacuation of pus with repair of the diaphragmatic defect and parenchymal defect.
Rupture of amoebic liver abscess into left lung is very rare and the clinician should suspect this presentation.
Keywords: Amoebic liver abscess, pleuropulmonary involvement, thoracotomy, hepato-bronchial fistula