Fulminant necrotising amoebic colitis: A diagnostic conundrum.

Fulminant amoebic colitis: the role of surgery and the operative approach

Fulminant amoebic colitis is rare and has a high mortality. The role of surgery in the management of this condition is examined using examples from two cases presenting one year apart at Ngwelezane Hospital in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Both patients presented in an extremely unwell state with distended, peritonitic abdomens. Evidence from these cases confirms findings from others in the lite...

Amoebic colitis mimicking a colonic carcinoma

Amoebic colitis is reportedly common with prevalence reported to be in the range of 9 to 50% population depending on geographic and socioeconomic location. Presentation varies from normal to fulminant colitis and therefore endoscopic and subsequently histopathological studies are essential for diagnosis. We present an interesting case of a gentleman undergoing investigations for recurrent anaemia.

Fulminant Amoebic Colitis: Role of the Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses

Severe amoebic colitis in an HIV-infected male patient.

To cite: Toh Yoon EW, Sumii M. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016218570 DESCRIPTION A previously healthy Japanese man aged 67 years was admitted into our hospital after presenting with fever, abdominal pain and watery diarrhoea (occasionally bloody) for 2 weeks. At presentation, he had a fever of 38.9°C and diffuse abdominal tenderness. His white...

Acute fulminant necrotizing amoebic colitis: a rare and fatal complication of amoebiasis: a case report

Acute Fulminant Necrotizing Amoebic Colitis is a rare complication of amoebiasis that is associated with high mortality. Only one to four such cases are seen per year in large hospitals of India, and only few such cases have been reported in the literature. The condition requires early diagnosis and surgical intervention. We recently cared for a patient who presented with acute abdomen with his...