title: Amebiasis presenting as acute appendicitis.
abstract: Amebiasis presenting as acute appendicitis is extremely rare. The case of a 38-year-old Hispanic man who presented to the hospital with symptoms and signs suggestive of acute appendicitis is reported. He underwent laparoscopic appendectomy and the pathologic examination of the appendix revealed multiple trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica. The patient was treated postoperatively with metronidazole for amebiasis, and follow-up stool studies showed no sign of residual infection. The patient has remained asymptomatic.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Pathology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Javier E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mederos
authors.forename: Haidy
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rivero
authors.forename: Morgan A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sendzischew
authors.forename: Mauela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soaita
authors.forename: Morton J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sendzischew
authors.forename: Payman
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Danielpour
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D008795:Metronidazole