title: [Necrotizing amoebic colitis: a fatal complication].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía I, Hospital Universitario de Caracas.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Borregales
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ayala
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Makarem
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bianchi
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Colitis amibiana necrotizante: una complicación fatal.