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Cutaneous Amebiasis in Children
Author(s) -
MagańaGarcía Mario,
AristaViveros Antonio
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1993.tb00397.x
Subject(s) - medicine , metronidazole , entamoeba histolytica , girl , dysentery , dermatology , sex organ , sexually transmitted disease , biopsy , pathology , antibiotics , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , psychology , developmental psychology , genetics , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology
A 7‐month‐old girl developed cutaneous amebiasis of the perianal and genital areas in association with amebic dysentery. The diagnosis was based on the identification of Entamoeba histolytica by skin biopsy. She was treated with dehydroemetine and metronidazole with excellent results. This is only the eighth reported case of this disease in a child