Prognosis of Failure Treatment of Amebic Liver Abscess

N/ACompletedNCT00641992

Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí40 enrolled

Overview

Amebic liver abscess is the most frequent extra-intestinal form of the amoebiasis; actually the factors for predicting failure in the medical treatment are not clear. We conducted trial for determining the clinical value of paraclinical factor in this issue.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Amebic Liver Abscess

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Clinical, ultrasonographic and serologic diagnosis (ELISA) of amebic liver abscess. 2. Both genders 3. Older 15 years Exclusion Criteria: 1. Clinically suspected piogenous liver abscess 2. Positive hemoculture 3. Negative ELISA for amoebic antigens 4. Immunosupresion (HIV) 5. Abdominal or biliary surgery antecedents 6. Abdominal neoplasia antecedents

Locations (2)

Department of Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán".

Mexico City, Mexico DF, Mexico

Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí

San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Failure of medical treatment

Time frame: Day 4

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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