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Appendiceal Crohn's Disease Manifesting as Appendiceal Malignancy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. [PDF]

open access: yesKaohsiung J Med Sci
The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, Volume 42, Issue 6, June 2026.
Meng MJ, Chen TD, Le PH, Kuo CJ.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Features of the course of contemporary intestinal amebiasis

open access: yesИнфекция и иммунитет, 2020
Acute intestinal infections, including intestinal amebiasis, remain a pressing public health problem. Amebiasis still represents an important and partially solved problem to health care. In the Astrakhan region, intestinal amebiasis is being continuously
L. p. Cherenova   +2 more
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A rare case of extraintestinal amebiasis

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Amoebiasis is caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, which is a rare infectious disease in developed countries. If the trophozoites enter the blood, it can spread through the body, such as brain, and lungs.
Bao Fu, Jinjing Wang, Xiaoyun Fu
doaj   +1 more source

The Epidemiology of Entamoeba histolytica Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors among Domestic and Imported Patients in Taiwan during the 2011–2020 Period

open access: yesMedicina, 2022
Background and Objectives: Amebiasis remains an important public health problem worldwide, and immigration and increased international travel have affected incident disease cases.
Fu-Huang Lin   +6 more
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Challenging diagnosis of amebiasis in a non-endemic region: a clinical case

open access: yesAlʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny, 2023
In Russia, amebiasis is sporadically registered mainly in the southern regions. An endemic area is the Republic of Dagestan. We describe a clinical case, which illustrates challenges in the diagnosis of amebial colitis related to low awareness of ...
Elvira F. Akhmedova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intestinal Amebiasis in Children with Bloody Diarrhea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: Amebiasis affects more than 50 million people each year, resulting in 100,000 deaths. Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica) is clearly pathogenic causing intestinal infection that varies from asymptomatic to fulminant colitis.
Purnomo, B. (Budi)   +3 more
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Amebiasis [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Microbiology Reviews, 1992
Entamoeba histolytica, the causative agent of amebiasis, was first described in 1875. Although a large number of people throughout the world are infected with this organism, only a small percentage will develop clinical symptoms. Morbidity and mortality due to E. histolytica vary from area to area and person to person.
openaire   +2 more sources

The differentiation of amebic colitis from inflammatory bowel disease on endoscopic mucosal biopsies

open access: yesIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2015
Background: Intestinal amebiasis is one of the important differential diagnoses of Inflammatory Bowel Disorders in areas where it is highly prevalent. Aim: Studies comparing the clinical, endoscopic and histological features of these disorders have never
Reecha Singh   +4 more
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Acetylcholine Upregulates Entamoeba histolytica Virulence Factors, Enhancing Parasite Pathogenicity in Experimental Liver Amebiasis

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Entamoeba histolytica is an invasive enteric protozoan, whose infections are associated to high morbidity and mortality rates. However, only less than 10% of infected patients develop invasive amebiasis. The ability of E.
Marina Nayeli Medina-Rosales   +9 more
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Amebiasis [PDF]

open access: yesClinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2007
Amebiasis is an important cause of death from parasitic disease worldwide. The causative organism is Entamoeba histolytica, which has an infective cyst stage and a pathogenic and motile trophozoite stage. The clinical presentation can vary from an asymptomatic carrier state to fulminant colitis and colonic perforation.
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