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Case Reports
. 2018 Jul 26;56(8):e01703-17.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01703-17. Print 2018 Aug.

The Brief Case: A Rare Case of Invasive Amebiasis Requiring Emergency Subtotal Colectomy in an HIV-Positive Man

Tom Wingfield  1   2   3   4 , Robert Ball #  2 , Stephen D Woolley #  2   5 , Fiona Campbell #  6 , Richard M Heath  7 , Nick J Beeching  2   4   8 , Lance Turtle  9   2   8
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The Brief Case: A Rare Case of Invasive Amebiasis Requiring Emergency Subtotal Colectomy in an HIV-Positive Man

Tom Wingfield et al. J Clin Microbiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Entamoeba histolytica; HIV; amebiasis; colectomy; colitis; dysentery; invasive; subtotal colectomy; traveler's diarrhea.

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FIG 1
Discrete ulcers (1.5 to 2.0 cm in size) with hyperemic edges and containing necrotic yellow debris lie transversely within the colon. Arrows indicate the ulcers.
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FIG 2
(A) A discrete undermining (flask-shaped) ulcer is separated by normal colon as observed with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining. The long arrow indicates the undermining ulcer, and short arrows indicate the normal colon. (B) Transmural ulceration and necrosis at the edge of the cecal perforation, indicated by the long arrow (H&E staining). (C) Abundant amebae are seen in the amorphous eosinophilic necrotic material within the ulcers (H&E staining). (D) Trophozoites have distinct cell membranes, abundant foamy cytoplasm, and an eccentric nucleus (inset, arrow) with peripheral chromatin margination and a central karyosome (H&E staining).
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