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==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==
[[Amoebiasis]] was first described as a deadly disease by Hippocrates. <ref name="pmid14557296">{{cite journal| author=Tanyuksel M, Petri WA| title=Laboratory diagnosis of amebiasis. | journal=Clin Microbiol Rev | year= 2003 | volume= 16 | issue= 4 | pages= 713-29 | pmid=14557296 | doi= | pmc=207118 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14557296  }} </ref>. The first case of [[amoebiasis]] was documented in 1875.

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]

Synonyms and keywords: Hepatic amoebiasis; Extraintestinal amoebiasis; Abscess-amoebic liver

Overview

Amoebic liver abscess is caused by a protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. Is it an inflammatory space occupying lesion in liver.

Historical Perspective

Amoebiasis was first described as a deadly disease by Hippocrates. [1]. The first case of amoebiasis was documented in 1875.

  1. Tanyuksel M, Petri WA (2003). "Laboratory diagnosis of amebiasis". Clin Microbiol Rev. 16 (4): 713–29. PMC 207118. PMID 14557296.