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Amebic colonic stricture: An unusual presentation
Author(s) -
Vaibhav Kumar Varshney,
Subhash Chandra Soni,
Taruna Yadav,
Ashok Puranik,
Poonam Elhence
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
tropical parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/tp.tp_40_18
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , malignancy , entamoeba histolytica , presentation (obstetrics) , colitis , abscess , transverse colon , gastroenterology , general surgery , surgery , immunology , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Entamoeba histolytica infection can lead to colitis, peri-colic abscess, ameboma, perforation and rarely colonic stricture. Amebic colitis is usually managed with medical management and rarely needs surgical management. We hereby report a case of colonic amebiasis, presenting as a stricture in transverse colon, mimicking malignancy, and managed successfully.