Abstract
Perforated necrotising amoebic colitis associated with intestinal histoplasmosis has rarely been reported in an immunocompetent individual. Radiology and preoperative features are non-specific and requires histopathological examination for a definitive diagnosis. Hence, this condition needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of complicated infective colitis.
MeSH terms
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Abdomen, Acute / etiology*
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Colonic Diseases / complications
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Colonic Diseases / diagnosis*
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Dysentery, Amebic / complications
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Dysentery, Amebic / diagnosis*
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Dysentery, Amebic / parasitology
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Entamoeba histolytica / isolation & purification
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Entamoebiasis / complications
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Entamoebiasis / diagnosis*
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Entamoebiasis / parasitology
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Histoplasmosis / complications
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Histoplasmosis / diagnosis*
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Humans
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Intestinal Perforation / diagnosis*
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Intestinal Perforation / etiology
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Male
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Middle Aged