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Varied Clinical Manifestations of Amebic Colitis.

Chad J Cooper1, Rhonda Fleming1, Darius A Boman1, Marc J Zuckerman1.   

Abstract

Invasive amebiasis is common worldwide, but infrequently observed in the United States. It is associated with considerable morbidity in patients residing in or traveling to endemic areas. We review the clinical and endoscopic manifestations of amebic colitis to alert physicians to the varied clinical manifestations of this potentially life-threatening disease.
Copyright ©Most patients present with watery or bloody diarrhea. Less common presentations of amebic colitis include abdominal pain, overt gastrointestinal bleeding, exacerbation of inflammatory bowel disease, or the incidental association with colon cancer. Amebic liver abscesses are the most frequent complication. Rectosigmoid involvement may be found on colonoscopy; however, most case series have reported that the cecum is the most commonly involved site, followed by the ascending colon. Endoscopic evaluation should be used to assist in the diagnosis, with attention to the observation of colonic inflammation, ulceration, and amebic trophozoites on histopathological examination.

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Year:  2015        PMID： 26539949     DOI： 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000370

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  South Med J        ISSN： 0038-4348            Impact factor:   0.954


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1.  Colitis caused by Entamoeba histolytica identified by real-time-PCR and fluorescence in situ hybridization from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue.

Authors:  Andreas Müller; Hagen Frickmann; Egbert Tannich; Sven Poppert; Ralf Matthias Hagen
Journal:  Eur J Microbiol Immunol (Bp)       Date:  2022-09-22

2.  Asymptomatic amebiasis diagnosed 10 years after exposure to the pathogen.

Authors:  Takayuki Yamada; Kunihiro Hamada
Journal:  J Gen Fam Med       Date:  2022-02-13
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