Amoebic liver abscess in a COVID-19 patient: a case report.

Andrea L MaricutoViledy L VelásquezJacinto PinedaDavid M Flora-NodaIsaac RodríguezCrismar A Rodríguez-InésÓscar O Noya-GonzálezRosa ContrerasÓscar D Omaña-ÁvilaIván A Escalante-PérezNatasha A Camejo-ÁvilaNicolle A Kuffaty-AkkouFhabián S Carrión-NessiMartín CarballoMaría E LandaetaDavid A Forero-Peña

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2021)

Here we present, to the best of our knowledge, the first report of ALA and COVID-19 co-presenting. Based on their pathophysiological similarities, coinfection with SARS-CoV-2 and E. histolytica could change the patient's clinical course; however, larger studies are needed to fully understand the interaction between these pathogens.

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