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(Chest. 1967;51:148-152.)
© 1967 American College of Chest Physicians

Amebic Pulmonary Suppuration

J. P. Sethi M.D.1; M. L. Gupta M.D.1; and R. M. Kasliwal M.D., F.C.C.P.2

1 Department of Medicine, Sawai Man Singh Medical College
2 Professor and Head of the Department

Clinical analysis of nine cases of amebic pulmonary suppuration is presented. Except one case of primary pulmonary amebiasis, all the rest were secondary to hepatic involvement. Seven of nine cases were right basal in localization, one case was in the right middle lobe and one in the superior segment of the right lower lobe. In the absence of ease of demonstration of Entameba histolytica in the sputum, need for a suitable diagnostic tool for etiologic diagnosis is seriously felt. Complement fixation test could be considered a satisfactory diagnostic aid; further work in this line is desired. At present, therapeutic test with emetine continues to be the mainstay in the diagnosis of amebic pulmonary suppuration.






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