title: [Epidemiological, clinical and parasitological data concerning intestinal amebiasis in northern Tunisia].
abstract: In order to evaluate the principal characteristics of the intestinal amoebiasis in the north of Tunisia, one retrospective study review all cases diagnosed in principal gastroenterologic sections of the hospitals of Tunis. Twenty height cases of intestinal amoebiasis, 10 of which have an inflammatory bowel disease associated were included. Watery stools containing blood and mucus were the most important symptoms (25 cases). The endoscopic exam showed for all the cases non specific lesions. The diagnosis was based on histologic exam in 21 cases, on the positivity of serologic tests in 3 cases and on the presence of E. histolytica/dispar cysts in stools in 6 cases. In two cases, the diagnosis was made by therapeutic test.
authors.affiliation: Service de Parasitologie, Institut pasteur de tunis.
authors.forename: Aïda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouratbine
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maamouri
authors.forename: R Rym
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Ben Abdallah
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoun
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haouet
authors.forename: Jalel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boubaker
authors.forename: Sarra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben Jilani
authors.forename: Abdel Jabbar
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ghorbel
authors.forename: Taoufik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Najjar
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben Ammar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012703:Serotyping; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008795:Metronidazole