Sinharay R, Atkin Gk, Mohamid W, Reay-Jones N
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, UK.
J Surg Case Rep. 2011 Nov 1;2011(11):1. doi: 10.1093/jscr/2011.11.1.
Intestinal Entamoeba Histolytica infection in the UK is rare but it can lead to colitis, abscess formation, colonic perforation and rarely amoeboma. Although most patients are asymptomatic, it can present with a wide range of gastrointestinal symptoms depending on the phase of the infection. We present a case of amoebic colitis that caused diagnostic uncertainty by mimicking a colonic carcinoma.
在英国,肠道溶组织内阿米巴感染较为罕见,但可导致结肠炎、脓肿形成、结肠穿孔,极少情况下会引发阿米巴瘤。尽管大多数患者无症状,但根据感染阶段不同,可能会出现多种胃肠道症状。我们报告一例阿米巴性结肠炎病例,该病例因酷似结肠癌而导致诊断存在不确定性。