| amoebiasis in an urban black population. | amoebiasis is a common cause of dysentery and liver abscess at baragwanath hospital, johannesburg. forty-eight adult patients with amoebiasis were diagnosed during the 8-month period 1 december 1979 to 31 july 1980. there was a high incidence of extra-intestinal complications (38%) and a high mortality rate (12.5%) in this series. the importance of early surgery in fulminating dysentery which has not responded to amoebicidal therapy is emphasized. the need for early diagnosis is crucial, since f ... | 1981 | 7256469 |