RESUMO

Pulmonary amoebiasis without liver involvement occurs sporadically as a result of haematogenous spread from a primary site, the colon. The case history is presented of a patient who developed superior vena cava syndrome due to a pulmonary amoebic abscess without liver involvement. He was initially suspected of having a neoplasm but a combination of tests including histological examination of the H&E stained excised tissue, immunofluorescence using anti-Entamoeba histolytica antibodies, and serology confirmed the diagnosis of amoebiasis. To our knowledge this is the first description of pulmonary amoebiasis presenting as superior vena cava syndrome.

Assuntos

Amebíase/complicações , Pneumopatias Parasitárias/complicações , Síndrome da Veia Cava Superior/parasitologia , Adulto , Animais , Abscesso Encefálico/parasitologia , Entamoeba histolytica , Humanos , Masculino , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos