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Caecal amoebic colitis mimicking a colorectal cancer

Intestinal Entamoeba Histolytica infection in the UK is rare but it can lead to colitis, abscess formation, colonic perforation and rarely amoeboma. Although most patients are asymptomatic, it can present with a wide range of gastrointestinal symptoms depending on the phase of the infection. We pres...

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Autores principales: Sinharay, R, Atkin, GK, Mohamid, W, Reay-Jones, N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649330/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24972391
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2011.11.1