[Amoebic infections of the lung and pleura].

INTRODUCTION

Pleuropulmonary involvement is the second most common extra-intestinal manifestation of entamoeba histolytica infection after liver abscess.

CASE REPORT: We report 2 cases of pleuropulmonary disease occurring in two men aged 32 and 48 years following an episode of dysentery. Purulent pleural infection was noted in one case. In the other both lung and liver abscesses occurred.

CONCLUSION

The diagnosis was confirmed by strongly positive serology in both cases. Treatment with metronidazole (1.5 g per day) for 15 days combined with pleural drainage led to a satisfactory outcome in both cases.