An underestimated sexually transmitted infection: amoebiasis

Entamoeba histolytica is a cosmopolitan pathogenic parasite. It is spread via the feco-oral route and, to a lesser extent, via sexual intercourse. We report a case of hepatic and intestinal amoebiasis in a 67-year-old man who had never travelled to an endemic area. Abdominal CT investigations detect...

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Autores principales: Billet, Anne Claire, Salmon Rousseau, Arnaud, Piroth, Lionel, Martins, Capucine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:
Reminder of Important Clinical Lesson
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6536245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31079045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-228942

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6536245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31079045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-228942

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