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Classroom classification

百科

Intestinal amebiasis

传染科

Common symptoms

疲劳、痢疾、腹部不适、肠穿孔、稀便、腹泻、肠出血、里急后重、便秘

The pathology of disease

Intestinal amebiasis is Entamoeba histolytica colitis; bloody diarrhea; abdominal pain; liver abscess; metronidazole + luminal agent.

Symptoms

Bloody diarrhea; abdominal pain; tenesmus; travel/endemic; weight loss; liver abscess risk

Causes

Entamoeba histolytica; fecal-oral; contaminated water/food.

Treatment

Metronidazole for tissue; luminal agent (paromomycin) for cysts; sanitation; treat liver abscess

Dept

Infectious disease / gastroenterology / tropical medicine.

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