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Cutaneous amoebiasis: a dermatological rarity. [PDF]

open access: yesAn Bras Dermatol
Veasey JV   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Amoebiasis

Lancet, The, 2003
Amoebiasis is the second leading cause of death from parasitic disease worldwide. The causative protozoan parasite, Entamoeba histolytica, is a potent pathogen. Secreting proteinases that dissolve host tissues, killing host cells on contact, and engulfing red blood cells, E histolytica trophozoites invade the intestinal mucosa, causing amoebic colitis.
Samuel L. Stanley
exaly   +3 more sources

Pathophysiology of Amoebiasis

Trends in Parasitology, 2001
Few organisms are more aptly named than Entamoeba histolytica, an intestinal protozoan parasite that can lyse and destroy human tissue. Within the past four years, new models of E. histolytica infection have begun to illuminate how amoebic trophozoites cause intestinal disease and liver abscess, and have expanded our understanding of the remarkable ...
Samuel L. Stanley, S L Stanley
exaly   +3 more sources

Hepatic amoebiasis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Thirty-two cases of hepatic amoebiasis with some unusual features are presented. The clinical spectrum and the value of investigations such as liver scanning, angiography and slide agglutination test are presented. Therapy is outlined.S. Afr. Med. J., 48, 1159 (1974)
Naidoo, PM   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Amoebiasis: Advances in Diagnosis, Treatment, Immunology Features and the Interaction With the Intestinal Ecosystem

open access: yesInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023
This review of human amoebiasis is based on the most current knowledge of pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and Entamoeba/microbiota interactions.
TobĂ­as Portillo Bobadilla   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

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