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Case Reports
. 2022 Jan-Dec:10:23247096221078711.
doi: 10.1177/23247096221078711.

A Case Of Entamoeba Histolytica Infection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

Kristen Farraj  1 , Cristina Diaz-Marty  1 , Madison Lannom  1 , Jonah Delshad  1 , Panayiotis Koumas 3rd  1 , Mitchell Smielewski 3rd  1 , Zachary Schneider 3rd  1 , Janice Verley  1 , Leonid Rankov  1
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A Case Of Entamoeba Histolytica Infection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

Kristen Farraj et al. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2022 Jan-Dec.

Abstract

Entamoeba histolytica is a parasite responsible for intestinal amebiasis and possible extraintestinal manifestations, such as liver abscesses. India, Africa, Mexico, and Central and South America have some of the highest rates of infection due to poor socioeconomic and environmental conditions. The infection has become more common in the United States due to an increase in emigration. There has been a rising incidence of sexual transmission of the infection, most commonly seen in men who have sex with men. Here, we present a case of a symptomatic extraintestinal E histolytica infection in a young Hispanic bisexual man.

Keywords: Entamoeba histolytica; liver abscess; parasite.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
(A) Initial computed tomography of the abdomen showing a complex fluid collection measuring 9.2 × 7 × 2.88 cm in the posterior right lobe of the liver. (B) Repeat computed tomography of the abdomen revealing a decrease in the size of the liver abscess to 6.1 × 4.5 × 3.4 cm with continued surrounding liver parenchyma hypodensity and reduced quantity of perihepatic fluid.
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