Hepatopericardial fistula complicating amoebic liver abscess
Abstract
Amoebiasis is common infection in tropical
countries like india.Amoebic liver abscess
rupturing into the pericardium is a
rare entitiy.we would like to present this
rare case seen in our department.
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