Progress report New developments in the therapy of amoebiasis Although frequently overlooked in practice, it has long been taught that for the adequate therapy of invasive amoebiasis treatment should be directed at all the sites where Entamoeba histolytica may be present. Hence the ideal amoebicide should be active within the bowel lumen, in the bowel wall, and systemically, particularly in the...

BACKGROUND Among parasitic diseases, amoebiasis is the third most frequent cause of mortality after malaria and schistosomiasis. Pulmonary amoebiasis, the second most common extraintestinal manifestation of infection, occurs in 2%-3% of patients with invasive amoebiasis. The present clinical report aims to present a single case of a rare diagnosed parasitic disease in Romania and to emphasize t...

Amoebiasis caused by entamoeba histolytica mainly involves the gastrointestinal tract. Its extraintestinal involvement is mainly seen in liver and lung. Involvement of the brain is known but extremely unusual. Even rarer is involvement of the brain without any involvement of lung or liver. We present cerebral computed tomographic findings of a case with cerebral amoebiasis without any involveme...

A number of protozoa are known to cause bowel disease in humans. Here the author discusses clinical features, diagnosis and management those more likely be encountered by doctors temperate zones.

Genital symptoms in tropical countries and among returned travellers can arise from a variety of bacterial, protozoal, and helminthic infections which are not usually sexually transmitted. The symptoms may mimic classic sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by producing ulceration (for example, amoebiasis, leishmaniasis), wart-like lesions (schistosomiasis), or lesions of the upper genital tra...