Extraintestinal amebiasis infects the liver, but it may also spread to the lung and other sites.

Symptoms of liver infection from extraintestinal amebiasis include:

• Abdominal pain:
• Right-upper abdominal pain
• Chills
• Fever
• Jaundice
• Loss of appetite
• Fatigue
• Excessive sweating
• Unintentional weight loss

Symptoms of lung and chest infection from extraintestinal amebiasis include:

• Difficulty breathing
• Chest pain
• Chest congestion
• Persistent cough
• Coughing up thick mucus:
• Mucus may be green, brown, yellow or tan
• Mucus may contain blood