Amoebic Liver Abscess in Newly Detected HIV Infection

ABSTRACT

Amoebic Liver Abscess (ALA) is a most commonextraintestinal manifestation of amoebiasis which ismost commonly present with high grade fever withright upper quadrant abdominal pain. Here we present acase of 32 year male patient newly diagnosed as PeopleLiving with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) with ALA. Patientwas treated with Metronidazole (500 mg 8 hourly) andtherapeutic drainage.