Amoebiasis: a surgeon's view.
A small series of patients with amoebiasis presenting to the surgical service in Seychelles is described. The varied nature of the symptomatology indicates that this may be a local pattern of the disease process. The value of specific clinical features and the use of a therapeutic trial for diagnosis is emphasised. The features of common 'Third-World' diseases should be well known to all surgeons wherever they practise in view of the rapidity with which people can now travel from country to country.
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004640:Emetine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012750:Seychelles
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