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AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY FOR SARCOIDOSIS
Author(s) -
Seale J. P.,
Lee J. H.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb130668.x
Subject(s) - sarcoidosis , prednisone , medicine , complication , hypercalcaemia , corticosteroid , amoebic liver abscess , dermatology , surgery , abscess , liver abscess , calcium
This report describes the rapid development of an amoebic liver abscess in a patient receiving prednisone by mouth for hypercalcaemia associated with sarcoidosis. The diagnosis and treatment of amoebiasis in this setting are discussed.