A case of amoebic colitis with Crohn-like endoscopic and histopathological features.
Cesk Patol
; 56(2): 95-98, 2020.
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| ID: mdl-32493026
ABSTRACT
Amoebic colitis represents a common parasitic infection in developing countries. In western world, it is encountered only sporadically. The clinical presentation is usually non-specific, non-invasive laboratory tests are often false negative and endoscopic and histopathological appearance may mimic other illnesses, especially Crohns disease. The disease therefore harbours a huge risk of misdiagnosing and a proper diagnosis is usually challenging. We present a case of an amoebic colitis with Crohn-like features and negative parasitological testing in a 53-years-old woman, in which the final diagnosis was established on the basis of its histopathological examination.
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Assunto principal:
Doença de Crohn
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Disenteria Amebiana
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article