Open AccessAsymptomatic amebiasis diagnosed 10 years after exposure to the pathogen
Author(s) -
Yamada Takayuki,
Hamada Kunihiro
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of general and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2189-7948
DOI - 10.1002/jgf2.527
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , pathogen , pathogenic organism , surgery , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , biology
A 43‐year‐old man underwent total colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. Colonoscopy revealed multiple erosions on the cecum. Biopsy specimens revealed multiple entamoeba trophozoite unexpectedly.