AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY FOR SARCOIDOSIS
- 1 February 1977
- journal article
- case report
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 1 (8) , 252-254
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb130668.x
Abstract
This report describes the rapid development of an amoebic liver abscess in a patient receiving prednisone by mouth for hypercalcaemia associated with sarcoidosis. The diagnosis and treatment of amoebiasis in this setting are discussed.Keywords
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