A CASE OF AMOEBIASIS WITH CONTINUATION OF EXCRETING CYSTS

Yukiko TONOE; Katsuhiko HIGASHI; Hiroshi YAMANE; Kazuhisa OKADA; Yoshinori NAKAMURA; Akihiro SAIKA; Satoshi TANIMOTO; Kazushi TSUJIUCHI; Mikio TAKATSUJI; Hisato OKA; Hidekazu ITOU; Shingo NISHIOKA

doi:10.11280/gee1973b.39.1260

Yukiko TONOE, Katsuhiko HIGASHI, Hiroshi YAMANE, Kazuhisa OKADA, Yoshinori NAKAMURA, Akihiro SAIKA, Satoshi TANIMOTO, Kazushi TSUJIUCHI, Mikio TAKATSUJI, Hisato OKA, Hidekazu ITOU, Shingo NISHIOKA

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1997 Volume 39 Issue 7 Pages 1260-1264

DOI https://doi.org/10.11280/gee1973b.39.1260

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Abstract

A 61-year-old male was admitted to our hospital in December, 1993, because of mucohemorrhagic diarrhea and fever of two week's duration after travel. Inflammatory test was strongly positive on laboratory data and total colonoscopy showed elevated lesions with thick white fur, ameboma, in the rectum and sigmoid colon. Amoebiasis was diagnosed by detection of Entamoeba histolytica from the mucosal specimens. Ulcerative lesions were cured with metronidazole and the cysts of amoeba also disappeared in the stool with diloxanide furoate.

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