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Cervical amoebiasis mimicking cervical carcinoma: A rare presentation of a common infection.

Arvind Ahuja, Minakshi Bhardwaj.   

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Cervical amoebiasis is an extremely rare diagnosis with only a small number of published case reports. This disease may present as cervical growth mimicking cervical carcinoma. Owing to the similarity of the clinical presentation of bleeding per vagina and per speculum examination showing growth or ulcers, definitive diagnosis is made on microscopic examination only. We present a rare case of cervical amoebiasis in a 28-year-old, multiparous female who presented with a history of vaginal bleeding. The patient was treated with metronidazole and diloxanide furate, after which she recovered. Awareness of this rare entity is important for clinical suspicion and for the pathologist to identify trophozoites and make a diagnosis, preventing unwarranted investigations. Accurate diagnosis also facilitates quick management of a patient; as this disease is an infective pathology that can easily be treated by antibiotics.
Copyright © 2015 King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Keywords:  Amoebiasis; Carcinoma; Cervix; Vaginal bleeding

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Year:  2015        PMID: 26748597     DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2015.11.015

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Infect Public Health        ISSN: 1876-0341            Impact factor:   3.718


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1.  Vaginal Amebiasis Mimicking Cervical Cancer.

Authors:  Masayuki Ota; Naoki Yanagisawa
Journal:  Intern Med       Date:  2016-10-15       Impact factor: 1.271

2.  Amebic Infection of the Female Genital Tract: A Report of Three Cases.

Authors:  Naga Bharati Musthyala; Shreeya Indulkar; Vinitha Reddy Palwai; M Babaiah; Mirza Athar Ali; Prabhakar Marriapam
Journal:  J Midlife Health       Date:  2019 Apr-Jun
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