Abstract

EREBRIE G, Faruk Esteban; VALENCIA G, William Hernán; GUEVARA C, Luis Gonzalo  and  ESCOBAR P, René Marcelo. Case Report of Rectal Ameboma with Associated Liver Abscess. Rev Col Gastroenterol [online]. 2015, vol.30, n.1, pp.110-114. ISSN 0120-9957.

Entamoeba histolytica infections continue to be a major public health problem in developing countries such as Colombia. Although it most often presents as dysentery or amebic liver abscess, there are cases in which a true inflammatory mass develops in the colon. This is called an ameboma. These amebomas are easily confused with neoplastic lesions so that in the absence of a high level of clinical and endoscopic suspicion, a colon resection may be performed with the postoperative diagnosis given by the presence of trophozoites without malignancy. However, when the diagnosis is made preoperatively symptoms can be without surgery. We report a rare presentation of ameboma in the rectum associated with a perforated liver abscess. This was diagnosed prior to surgey, but given the liver injury, required surgery

Keywords : Entamoeba histolytica; ameboma; amebic liver abscess.

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