[Necrotizing amoebic colitis: a fatal complication].
Five cases of necrotizing amoebic colitis are described. The patients were seen at the University Hospital of Caracas during a period of 3 years in the surgical departments. In 3 patients the diagnosis was made preoperatively and antiamoebic treatment was started. Only one patient survived. The clinical manifestations, diagnosis methods and treatment modalities are revised.
Borregales
L
L
Servicio de Cirugía I, Hospital Universitario de Caracas.
Ayala
B
B
Makarem
Z
Z
Hernández
P
P
Bianchi
G
G
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
Colitis amibiana necrotizante: una complicación fatal.