ReviewCanadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology
Invasive amoebiasis: a review of Entamoeba infections highlighted with case reports.
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- Chew on this: amoebic trogocytosis and host cell killing by Entamoeba histolytica.Trends in parasitology · 2015Review
- In Vitro Studies of Chromone-Tetrazoles against Pathogenic Protozoa, Bacteria, and Fungi.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2015Article
- The first case of huge amebic intra-abdominal tumor with asymptomatic amebic colitis.Surgical case reports · 2015Article
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Abstract
Entamoeba histolytica infections of the gastrointestinal tract are common in the developing world but rare in North America. The authors present two cases: one involving an individual who had not travelled to an endemic area and another involving an individual who was born in Bulgaria. Both presented with severe abdominal pain and diarrhea. Endoscopic assessment revealed scattered colonic ulcerations and one patient was found to have a liver abscess on imaging. Stool ova and parasite studies were negative in both cases and both were diagnosed on review of colonic biopsies. On review of all Entamoeba cases in the Calgary Health Zone (Alberta), ova and parasite analysis found an average of 63.7 Entamoeba cases per year and a pathology database review revealed a total of seven cases of invasive E histolytica (2001 to 2011). Both patients responded well to antibiotic therapy. E histolytica should be considered in new-onset colitis, especially in individuals from endemic areas.
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