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. 1969 Jan;24(1):91–101. doi: 10.1136/thx.24.1.91

Pleuro-pulmonary amoebiasis

B T Le Roux 1
PMCID: PMC471927  PMID: 4303227

Abstract

Experience with amoebic infestation of the pleural space and the lung in an area where amoebiasis is endemic is described. The manifestations of pleuro-pulmonary amoebiasis are outlined, and, for completeness, a note is added on pericardial amoebiasis and the technique of pericardiocentesis.

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