Research Article
Giant Amoebic Liver Abscess: A Rare Diagnosis in a Rural Setting of Sub-Saharan Africa
Table 1
Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of amoebic liver abscess.
| Characteristics | Percentage of patients affected (%) |
| Fever | 85–90 | Weight loss | 33–50 | Diarrhoea | 20–33 | Cough | 10–30 | Jaundice | 6–10 | Abdominal tenderness | 84–90 | Hepatomegaly | 30–50 | Prevalence (male/female) | 50/50 in children | weeks | 21–51 |
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