Abstract

CEDENO-CASCANTE, Tatiana  and  MORERA-MONTERO, Adriana. Description of a case of colon amebiasis by E. Histolytic at the San Rafael de Alajuela Hospital. Rev. costarric. cienc. méd [online]. 2006, vol.27, n.3-4, pp.129-134. ISSN 0253-2948.

This is a case of intestinal amebiasis presented at the San Rafael de Alajuela Hospital, in a male patient of 42 years old, suffering from a bloody diarrhea, with an evolution of three weeks. Also be has a diffuse abdominal pain, progressive loss of weight and appetite associated with asthenia, adynamia and difficulty passing stool. A colonoscopy with a biopsy was performed and revealed an intestinal inflammatory disease due to of the presence of trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica.

Keywords : Entamoeba histolytica; amebiasis; cysts; trophozoites.

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