Observations of Isotope Hepatoscanning in Diagnosis and Treatment of Amoebic Liver Infection

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Article1 January 1964Observations of Isotope Hepatoscanning in Diagnosis and Treatment of Amoebic Liver InfectionKURT MARBERG, M.D., PINCHAS CZERNIAK, M.D.KURT MARBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PINCHAS CZERNIAK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-1-66 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIntestinal amoebiasis is complicated to a varying degree by invasion of the liver with amoebas as a result of hemic or lymphatic spread. The clinical diagnosis of hepatic amoebiasis in its different forms, ranging from subchronic hepatitis to acute liver abscess, is difficult in many instances. Only a minority of cases show accompanying signs of amoebic dysentery or chronic intestinal amoebiasis. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: KURT MARBERG, M.D.; PINCHAS CZERNIAK, M.D.Affiliations: Tel-Hashomer, IsraelFrom The Department of Internal Medicine and the Radium and Isotope Institute of the Government Hospital, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.This work was supported by grant 54 of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Kurt Marberg, M.D., Internal Medicine Department, Tel-Hashomer Government Hospital, Tel-Hashomer, Israel. 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