Pleuropulmonary and hepatic amoebic abscesses in a returning traveller.

J Travel Med

Pasteur Suite, Ealing Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Rd, Harrow HA1 3UJ, UK.

Published: July 2020

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