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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2020

Cecal amebiasis mimicking inflammatory bowel disease.

Chiao-Wen Cheng, Cheng-Min Feng, Chian Sem Chua

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Chiao-Wen ChengDepartment of Transportation & Logistics Management, National ChiaoTung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Cheng-Min FengDepartment of Transportation & Logistics Management, National ChiaoTung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chian Sem ChuaWestern Medicine Division, Lam Wah Ee Hospital, Penang, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6740-9797
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWRCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus · MY

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amebiasis is a frequently occurring parasitic infection in South East Asia. We present a case of a 54-year-old man with right lower quadrant abdominal pain that persisted for longer than 1 year. He had been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease in Indonesia. His abdominal pain persisted, despite therapy, and he visited Malaysia for transnational medical advice. Abdominal ultrasound showed fatty liver, gallbladder polyps, and a small left renal stone. Colonoscopy showed multiple ulcers in the cecum and a histopathological examination confirmed amebic infection of the cecum. The colonic ulcers subsided after anti-amebic treatment. This case highlights the need to consider the differential diagnosis of amebic colitis in patients presenting with manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease, especially in patients who live in or have traveled to endemic areas.

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Diagnosis, DifferentialAbdominal PainAmebiasisCecumColonic DiseasesColonoscopyDysentery, AmebicHumansInflammatory Bowel DiseasesMalaysiaMaleMiddle AgedUlcerUltrasonographyabdominal painAmebic infectioncecal ulcerinflammatory bowel diseaseintestinal amebiasisparasite

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PMID32475192
PMCPMC7263159
OpenAlexW3029375597

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