Indigenous amebiasis.
A case of amebic anemia in a 53-year-old Louisianian prompted us to report it, in order to create awareness of such cases occurring in the absence of foreign travel. If one is cognizant of amebiasis it will be included in the differential diagnosis when it is proper to do so.
Dept of Surgery, LSU Medical Center-Shreveport.
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Rush
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Gonzalez
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McDonald
D000208:Acute Disease; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology*; D004749:Entamoebiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged