Amoebiasis in homosexual men.
The clinical, histopathological, and serological features of 35 homosexual men with infection with Entamoeba histolytica were studied and compared with a group of 35 non-infected homosexual men. Each isolate was of Zymodeme type I. Although there was no significant difference in the numbers of infected and non-infected men with gastrointestinal symptoms (48.6% and 28.6% respectively), the mean duration of symptoms was greater in with amoebiasis (p less than 0.05). The histology of the rectal mucosa was abnormal in 17 (63.0%) of the 27 men with amoebic infection only and in two (7.4%) of the 27 control subjects (p less than 0.001). Serum antibodies reactive with E. histolytica were not shown in any patient.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology; D012606:Scotland