Lawati Ali Al, Kashoub Masoud, Busaidi Ibrahim Al, Lal Jawahir, ElBingawi Haitham Mohamed, Osman Mohamed Mohamed
Nephrology, SQUH, Oman.
Internal Medicine Porgram, Oman Medical Speciality Board, Oman.
IDCases. 2022 Nov 29;31:e01649. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01649. eCollection 2023.
Ameboma refers to the rare development of an inflammatory, ulcerated, exophytic mass in the gastrointestinal tract that can resemble carcinoma. Typically it presents as a right lower quadrant abdominal mass, Patients may also present with diarrhea or constipation and associated systemic symptoms, including weight loss and fever. In this article we present a young man with a background of ANCA associated vasculitis, who presented with fresh lower gastrointestinal bleeding during hospital admission for severe covid-19 pneumonia which turned out to be caecal aemboma. This case is highlighted for its rarity, the diagnostic challenge, and for the major role of colonoscopy as a diagnostic tool for this pathology.