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A colonic amoebic abscess mimicking colonic carcinoma

Amebiasis is one of the major causes of diarrhea in the developing countries and it can present with a wide range of gastrointestinal symptoms depending on the phase of infection. We described a case of 50 year-old male patient who presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. After right he...

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Main Authors: Tan, Li Peng, Kan, Foong Kee, Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian
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Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2018
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spelling my.um.eprints.214782019-06-17T06:30:06Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/21478/ A colonic amoebic abscess mimicking colonic carcinoma Tan, Li Peng Kan, Foong Kee Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian R Medicine Amebiasis is one of the major causes of diarrhea in the developing countries and it can present with a wide range of gastrointestinal symptoms depending on the phase of infection. We described a case of 50 year-old male patient who presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. After right hemicolectomy for appendicular abscess with tumour over the ileum, histopathological examinations revealed numerous trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica in a background of inflammations (Figure 1). Following resection of the ameboma, he received intravenous metronidazole treatment for total of two weeks duration. Malaysian Medical Association 2018 Article PeerReviewed Tan, Li Peng and Kan, Foong Kee and Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian (2018) A colonic amoebic abscess mimicking colonic carcinoma. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 73 (5). pp. 334-335. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2018/v73n5/amebiasis.pdf
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topic R Medicine
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Tan, Li Peng
Kan, Foong Kee
Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian
A colonic amoebic abscess mimicking colonic carcinoma
description Amebiasis is one of the major causes of diarrhea in the developing countries and it can present with a wide range of gastrointestinal symptoms depending on the phase of infection. We described a case of 50 year-old male patient who presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. After right hemicolectomy for appendicular abscess with tumour over the ileum, histopathological examinations revealed numerous trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica in a background of inflammations (Figure 1). Following resection of the ameboma, he received intravenous metronidazole treatment for total of two weeks duration.
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author Tan, Li Peng
Kan, Foong Kee
Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian
author_facet Tan, Li Peng
Kan, Foong Kee
Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian
author_sort Tan, Li Peng
title A colonic amoebic abscess mimicking colonic carcinoma
title_short A colonic amoebic abscess mimicking colonic carcinoma
title_full A colonic amoebic abscess mimicking colonic carcinoma
title_fullStr A colonic amoebic abscess mimicking colonic carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed A colonic amoebic abscess mimicking colonic carcinoma
title_sort colonic amoebic abscess mimicking colonic carcinoma
publisher Malaysian Medical Association
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/21478/
http://www.e-mjm.org/2018/v73n5/amebiasis.pdf
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