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Necrotizing amebic colitis in an elder patient: an unexpected autopsy finding

Necrotizing amebic colitis is an uncommon amebiasis complication associated with high mortality. We present a case of necrotizing amebic colitis in an old patient whose diagnosis was revealed at postmortem examination. An 81-year-old man died at home without medical attention. The postmortem examina...

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Autores principales: Rodrigues, Maria Aparecida Marchesan, Miamoto, Bruno, Viero, Rosa Marlene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10687792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38034513
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2023.456