AMEBIC DYSENTERY IN MICHIGAN. [PDF]
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1902 The recording of a single case of amebic dysentery can be justified only by particular circumstances. In this case the geographic source of the infection is my chief reason, a secondary cause being the desire to emphasize the need of further work in this class of cases. THE CASE IN POINT. History. —H.
Dock, George, GEORGE DOCK
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A case of amebic colitis: A potentially fatal mimicker of inflammatory bowel disease. [PDF]
JPGN RepABSTRACT Amebiasis, caused by Entamoeba histolytica, can present diagnostic challenges due to its diverse clinical manifestations and potential for misdiagnosis, particularly in regions with low incidence rates. We report a case of a 9‐year‐old girl initially diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease but later confirmed to have amebic colitis.
Ateeqi FA, Shaikhkhalil AK, Nowshad N.
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Amoebic Liver Abscesses in Returning Travelers: Lessons to Keep in Mind From a Nonendemic Area. [PDF]
Case Rep Infect DisDespite being relatively common in endemic settings, amoebic liver abscesses are rarely diagnosed in high‐resource countries, where they are usually imported by migrants or travelers to endemic areas. Between 2010 and 2024, we observed two cases of amoebic liver abscess that were successfully managed in a tertiary‐care center in Italy.
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Biochemical study for Amoebic dysentery in patients with Entamoeba histolytica in Thi-Qar province/southern Iraq [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research, 2022 Entamoeba histolytica is a parasitic protozoan that caused amoebiasis or amoebic dysentery, it is an intestinal disease which infects colon and liver Amoebic dysentery is spread all over the world. E.
Fawaz h Sabeeh, Amal Khalaf
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Management of a Pregnant Woman With Malaria, Stillbirth, and a 12 × 11-cm Amoebic Liver Abscess in a Burundian Hospital: A Case Report. [PDF]
Case Rep Obstet GynecolBackground: Malaria and amoebic infections are considered risk factors for stillbirth and preterm labor, but their coexistence during pregnancy has not been previously reported. Case: We describe the first case of averted maternal mortality with fetal death in utero at 22 weeks’ gestation, complicated by both falciparum malaria and hepatic amoebic ...
Castaldi MA, Castaldi SG.
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Journal of Immunology Research, 2021 Entamoeba histolytica is an intestinal parasite that causes dysentery and amebic liver abscess. E. histolytica has the capability to invade host tissue by union of virulence factor Gal/GalNAc lectin; this molecule induces an adherence-inhibitory antibody
Sandra L. Martínez-Hernández +6 more
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Evaluation of the C-Terminal Fragment of Entamoeba histolytica Gal/GalNAc Lectin Intermediate Subunit as a Vaccine Candidate against Amebic Liver Abscess. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 Entamoeba histolytica is an intestinal protozoan parasite that causes amoebiasis, including amebic dysentery and liver abscesses. E. histolytica invades host tissues by adhering onto cells and phagocytosing them depending on the adaptation and expression
Xiangyang Min +6 more
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The Jacob2 lectin of the Entamoeba histolytica cyst wall binds chitin and is polymorphic. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010 The infectious and diagnostic form of Entamoeba histolytica (Eh), cause of amebic dysentery and liver abscess, is the quadranucleate cyst. The cyst wall of Entamoeba invadens (Ei), a model for Eh, is composed of chitin fibrils and three sets of chitin ...
Sudip K Ghosh +6 more
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Ameboma: A Colon Carcinoma-Like Lesion in a Colonoscopy Finding
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2013 Ameboma is a rare complication of amebic colitis presenting as a mass of granulation tissue with peripheral fibrosis and a core of inflammation related to amebic chronic infection.
Chung-Cheng Lin, Kuo-Yao Kao
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Impacts of different grades of tropical cyclones on infectious diarrhea in Guangdong, 2005-2011. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Guangdong province is one of the most vulnerable provinces to tropical cyclones in China. Most prior studies concentrated on the relationship between tropical cyclones and injuries and mortality.
Ruihua Kang +6 more
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