Amoebic Colonic Perforation Presenting as Peritonitis in Emergency, Incidence and Outcome: Our Experience

Abstract

Objectives: Amoebiasisis a common parasitic infection and fulminant amoebic colitis remains a very rare complication of this disease. The objective of the present study was to find the incidence and outcome of perforation peritonitis due to amoebic colitis in MMIMSR,

Delayed caecal perforation from amoebic dysentery

“…Perforation, if present, is most likely to occur in the caecum or ascending colon; however, any part of the colon is susceptible. Colonic perforation occurs in up to 11% 2 of patients with E . histolytica in the acute setting.…”

Medical Microbiology in India: the recent developments in the basic research, diagnostics and vaccines

“…It is caused by enteric protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica. Indian researchers have contributed variously to check the infection, its rapid detection and treatment (Anwar et al, 2018;Mukhopadhyay et al, 2002;Nath et al, 2015;Pandey et al, 2018;Zaman et al, 2018). The work has been carried out in order to manage the disease in best possible manner as this infectious organism is here to stay pertaining to unhygienic conditions.The prevalence of this disease is more in developing countries due to lack of advanced diagnostic methodologies.…”