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Case Reports
. 1994;18(6-7):657-60.

[Necrotizing amebic colitis]

[Article in French]
D Béchade  1 , R Beyssac, J M Raymond, A de Mascarel, B Masson, M Amouretti
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  • PMID: 7875425
Case Reports

[Necrotizing amebic colitis]

[Article in French]
D Béchade et al. Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 1994.

Abstract

We report a case of necrotizing amebic colitis in a 43 year-old patient, 10 years after a stay in Senegal, successfully treated by right hemicolectomy. Entamoeba histolytica were found in colon necrosis and amoebiasis serology was positive, leading to the diagnosis. The epidemiologic, physiopathologic, clinical and therapeutic features of this exceptional affection are described. A few cases have been previously reported in non endemic areas where pre-operative diagnosis is rarely made. In endemic areas, a conservative treatment by ileostomy and colonic lavage seems to reduce the death rate.

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  • [Necrotizing amebic colitis].
    Huguier M, Chrétien Y, Houry S. Huguier M, et al. Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 1995 Jan;19(1):131-3. Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 1995. PMID: 7720978 French. No abstract available.