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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
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author Sinharay, R
Atkin, GK
Mohamid, W
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description 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 present a case of amoebic colitis that caused diagnostic uncertainty by mimicking a colonic carcinoma.
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spelling pubmed-36493302013-05-20 Caecal amoebic colitis mimicking a colorectal cancer Sinharay, R Atkin, GK Mohamid, W Reay-Jones, N J Surg Case Rep Colorectal Surgery 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 present a case of amoebic colitis that caused diagnostic uncertainty by mimicking a colonic carcinoma. JSCR Publishing Ltd 2011-11-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3649330/ /pubmed/24972391 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2011.11.1 Text en © JSCR
spellingShingle Colorectal Surgery
Sinharay, R
Atkin, GK
Mohamid, W
Reay-Jones, N
Caecal amoebic colitis mimicking a colorectal cancer
title Caecal amoebic colitis mimicking a colorectal cancer
title_full Caecal amoebic colitis mimicking a colorectal cancer
title_fullStr Caecal amoebic colitis mimicking a colorectal cancer
title_full_unstemmed Caecal amoebic colitis mimicking a colorectal cancer
title_short Caecal amoebic colitis mimicking a colorectal cancer
title_sort caecal amoebic colitis mimicking a colorectal cancer
topic Colorectal Surgery
url 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
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