Acute fulminant necrotizing amebic colitis in a pediatric patient: a rare complication of amebiasis with high mortality—a case report

Acute fulminant necrotizing amebic colitis in a pediatric patient: a rare complication of amebiasis with high mortality—a case report

Abstract Background The majority of amebic infections among humans remain asymptomatic. Rarely, the disease takes a fulminant acute course due to the development of necrotizing amebic colitis. This complication is usually found in adult patients. However, on the contrary, this case was diagnosed in...

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Main Authors: Samantha Kiriwaththuduwa, Romola Gnanapragasam, Anjalie Amarasinghe, Yugantha Adikari, Shanika Ranasinghe, Rumala Morel, Chanuka Dharmaratne, Lakmalee Bandara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Surgery
Subjects:
Acute fulminant necrotizing amebic colitis
Entameba histolytica
Case report
Child
Sri Lanka
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43159-020-00039-7

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