2014
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0043-2014
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Abstract: REFERENCESA 61-year-old Bristish woman, had history of visiting Far East for years, presented with abdominal cramping pain and bloody mucous diarrhea for 3 weeks. Examination of her stool showed that it contained white and red blood cells more than 100 cells/mm 3 and that her stool culture was negative for enteropathogenic organisms. A colonoscopy was performed to exclude malignancy, ulcerative colitis, or infectious colitis. The colonoscopy revealed the presence of numerous wellcircumscribed, oval shaped ulce… Show more

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“…The differential diagnosis for a solitary proximal colon ulcer includes malignancy, IBD, medication side effect, chemical injury and infection 5 11. In addition to CMV, other infectious causes of colonic ulceration include amoebiasis and tuberculosis 10. Regarding medication, multiple groups have shown an association between non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use and colonic ulceration 5 8 9.…”
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“…The differential diagnosis for a solitary proximal colon ulcer includes malignancy, IBD, medication side effect, chemical injury and infection 5 11. In addition to CMV, other infectious causes of colonic ulceration include amoebiasis and tuberculosis 10. Regarding medication, multiple groups have shown an association between non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use and colonic ulceration 5 8 9.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Among medications, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are directly implicated in colonic ulceration 5 8 9. Infectious aetiologies include CMV infection, amoebiasis and tuberculosis 10…”
Section: Differential Diagnosismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are other more common aetiologies for such colonoscopic findings, such as bacteria/viral/ischemic colitis or radiation proctocolitis [2]. The varied presentation and findings of amoebic colitis mimics many differentials such as cancer and inflammatory bowel disease [3,4,5]. Therefore, diagnosis of amoebiasis is often clinched histologically after biopsy.…”
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“…Endoscopic evaluation might not be readily available in these countries and endoscopic images taken in developed countries may not lead the physician to the diagnosis of amoebic colitis [2]. Amoebiasis is a great mimic of other conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer [3]. With the increase in air travel, citizens from affluent societies also have an increased risk of exposure to such parasitic infection.…”
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