Neoparamoeba spp. are amphizoic amoebae with the capacity to colonize the gills of some marine fish, causing AGD. Here, the gill tissue transcriptome response of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) to AGD is described. Tanks housing Atlantic salmon were inoculated with Neoparamoeba spp. and fish sampled at time points up to 8 days postinoculation (pi.). Gill tissues were taken from AGD-affected fi...

A variety of hepatic manifestations may occur during attacks of acute amoebic dysentery, conforming to clearly defined clinical groups. The incidence of definite hepatic involvement presenting as cases of hepatic amoebiasis with or without demonstrable pus or with tender hepatomegaly was 57-5%. While it is possible that the cases presenting with hepatic manifestations without demonstrable pus a...

great importance. Realizing all this and being entitled to reasonable satisfaction with their results, general practitioners rarely bother to get a specimen investigated. They hardly ever delay treatment until a laboratory report is forthcoming, though in a strictly clinical sense this is what they might be expected to do. Before the advent of the siulpjionamides majority of the cases was treat...

Nusrat parveen, Prof. A.B. Khan, Dr. S. Aleem Department of Moalijat AKIC, AMU, ALIGARH Received: 2.3.2002 Accepted: 9.7.2002 INTRODUCTIOIN Amoebic colitis is an inflammatory condition of the colon caused by Entamoeba histolytica. The evidence of the disease is available since the earliest time. Renowned physicians Hippocrates, Gallen, Tabri, Razi, Ibnesina upto Kabiruddin have described it und...

amoebiasis of the uterine cervix is an extremely rare entity and presentation as carcinoma cervix has only been reported once in the extensively searched english literature. it can clinically simulate cervical malignancy by virtue of surface papillomatous and overall ulcerated and necrotic appearance. we present a case of amoebic cervicitis in a 55-year old female which was suspected to be a sq...

Objective. To describe the clinical profile, microbiological aetiologies, and management outcomes in patients with liver abscess. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted from May, 2011, to April, 2013, on 200 consecutive liver abscess patients at PGIMER and Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi. History, examination, and laboratory investigations were recorded. Ultrasound guided aspiration was don...

amoebic liver abscess is a complication of amoebiasis that needs early diagnosis and proper treatment before further complications occur. we report a-35 year old female presented by fever and dyspnea due to huge liver abscess complicated by massive right side empyema. the patient was effectively treated by percutaneous drainage for both the right lobe abscess and empyema together with pharmaco-...