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- Amoebiasis - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice
Amoebiasis is a common cause of diarrhoea in infants in low-income countries and an emerging sexually transmitted infection in some developed countries Amoebiasis also causes colitis that can present with diarrhoea and or dysentery that can be acute or last more than 1 week Abdominal tenderness and weight loss are common with amoebic colitis
- Amebiasis - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice US
Amebiasis is a common cause of diarrhea in infants in low-income countries and an emerging sexually transmitted infection in some developed countries Amebiasis also causes colitis that can present with diarrhea and or dysentery that can be acute or last more than 1 week Abdominal tenderness and
- Amebíase - Sintomas, diagnóstico e tratamento | BMJ Best Practice
KW is an author of a number of references cited in this topic Agradecimentos Dr Koji Watanabe would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr William A Petri, a previous contributor to this topic WAP is a consultant for TechLab, Inc which manufactures diagnostic tests for amoebiasis and is also the author of a number of references cited in this topic
- Amebiasis - Síntomas, diagnóstico y tratamiento | BMJ Best Practice
La amebiasis es una causa frecuente de diarrea en los lactantes de los países de bajos ingresos y una infección de transmisión sexual emergente en algunos países desarrollados La amebiasis también causa colitis la cual se puede presentar con diarrea y o disentería que puede ser aguda o de más de
- Liver abscess - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice
Liver abscess is a localised infection in the liver parenchyma that may be bacterial, fungal, or parasitic in origin Patients typically present with non-specific constitutional symptoms, right upper quadrant abdominal pain, and tenderness The most common underlying condition in people with pyog
- Assessment of splenomegaly - BMJ Best Practice
Splenomegaly generally denotes a palpably enlarged spleen However, it may also refer to an enlarged spleen detected by an imaging test It is not uncommon for a radiologist interpreting a chest x-ray to comment that the spleen seems enlarged (usually considered an incidental finding) Splenomega
- Amoebiasis - BMJ Best Practice
Amoebiasis is a bowel infection caused by a parasite called an amoeba It leads to very bad diarrhoea, and can cause serious illness and even death if left untreated Amoebiasis is more common in countries with poor sanitation and limited access to clean water The infection spreads through contaminated food, water, and person-to-person contact
- Toxic colitis and toxic megacolon - BMJ Best Practice
Toxic colitis with an associated megacolon (colonic distension above 6 cm) is often referred to as toxic megacolon or toxic colitis toxic megacolon (TC TM) It is a potentially lethal complication of acute colitis, and is defined as total or segmental non-obstructive colonic distension associated with systemic toxicity [1] Toxic megacolon differs from other causes of colonic distension
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