Fulminant amebic colitis: An unusual postoperative complication of intraabdominal malignancy

Fulminant amebic colitis: An unusual postoperative complication of intraabdominal malignancy

Amebiasis caused by protozoa Entamoeba histolytica (EH) is the third leading parasitic cause of human mortality. Although amebiasis is endemic in India, only about 10% of the infected individuals manifest disease. Clinical spectrum of amebiasis ranges from asymptomatic colonization to amebic colitis...

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Main Authors: S Misra, P Sakhuja, A K Agarwal, A Javed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
entamoeba histolytica
fulminant colitis
gastrointestinal pathology
invasive amebiasis
Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2020;volume=66;issue=2;spage=99;epage=101;aulast=Misra

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