[Pleuropulmonary manifestations in amebiasis. Sixty-one cases seen in Abidjan over a three-year period (author's transl)]. / Manifestations pleuro-pulmonaires del'amibiase. A propos de soixante et un cas observés à Abidjan sur une période de trois ans.

Sixty-one observations of pleuropulmonary amebiasis are reported with a detailed analysis of radioclinical features In 13.1% of the cases there were no clinical signs of associated hepatic involvement. Diagnostic difficulties were encountered in 42.6% of the cases which were suggestive of bacterial pleuropulmonary disease, tuberculosis or carcinoma. Serologic tests for amebiasis, which were positive in 95% of the cases, are very helpful diagnostic tools. Metronidazole and its derivatives were used in 80% of the cases with satisfactory results: death occurred in 3.5% of the cases and good short-term results in 84.6%. Sequelae were mainly observed after amebic empyema which resulted in chronic pleural disorders in 27.7% of the cases.