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Which of the following is the mode of internal transmission or spread of amoebic lung abscess ?

A
Direct spread from the liver
B
Spread blood
C
Lymphatic spread
D
Inhalational route
High-Yield Explanation
Patients who develop an amoebic lung abscess often have symptoms associated with a liver abscess. These may include right upper quadrant pain and fever. After perforation of the liver abscess into the lung, the individual may develop a cough and expectorate a chocolate or anchovy paste-like sputum that has no odour. Infection spreads from the liver across the diaphragm.

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