Amebiasis Cutis

Amoebic Abscess of Left Buttock

“…(1) those following the drainage of an amoebic abscess of the liver (Heimburger, 1925); (2) those following the drainage of a lesion of the appendix (Cole and Heideman, 1929); (3) those following a colostomy for a rectal obstruction (Smyth, 1946); (4) those about the anus associated with amoebic colitis (Van Hoof, 1926); and (5) those without any direct connexion with the viscera.…”

Pyoderma gangrenosum: From historical perspectives to emerging investigations

“…10 For example, a similar syndrome of ulceration of the skin in association with diarrhoea was reported before, and many cases were attributed to cutaneous infection with Entamoeba histolytica (amebiasis cutis). 12,13 In some of these cases, however, amoebic organisms were not demonstrated in neither the bowel nor the skin, including that of Cullen 14 following appendectomy in 1924. This case and others, such as those reported by Meleney [15][16][17] (as chronic undermining nongangrenous burrowing ulcers, in 1935), instead isolated haemolytic streptococci, which were thought to be causative.…”