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. 1967 Mar;20(2):180–184. doi: 10.1136/jcp.20.2.180

Diagnostic value of liver function tests and Entamoeba histolytica antibody studies in East Africans

D P Mullan 1,2, A M Ward 1,2, S Shah 1,2, A L Jeanes 1,2
PMCID: PMC473451  PMID: 4301409

Abstract

Liver function tests and Entamoeba histolytica (E.H.) antibody titres have been studied in a variety of tropical and liver diseases. Patients with hepatic amoebiasis had a raised E.H. antibody titre and tended to have a low pseudocholinesterase activity. In two cases of amoebic liver abscess, which were treated by aspiration and emetine, there was a remarkable drop in the E.H. antibody titre. In a number of other hepatic and tropical conditions the E.H. antibody titre was not significantly raised and the liver function tests were typical of the various conditions studied.

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