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

J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jul 26;56(8):e01703-17. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01703-17. Print 2018 Aug.
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Keywords: Entamoeba histolytica; HIV; amebiasis; colectomy; colitis; dysentery; invasive; subtotal colectomy; traveler's diarrhea.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / surgery*
  • Amebicides / therapeutic use
  • Colectomy*
  • Colon / parasitology
  • Colon / pathology
  • Colon / surgery
  • Dysentery, Amebic / diagnosis*
  • Dysentery, Amebic / drug therapy
  • Dysentery, Amebic / surgery*
  • Entamoeba histolytica / drug effects
  • Entamoeba histolytica / isolation & purification
  • Entamoebiasis / diagnosis*
  • Entamoebiasis / drug therapy
  • Entamoebiasis / surgery*
  • HIV / immunology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Amebicides