title: Acute fulminant necrotizing amoebic colitis: a potentially fatal cause of diarrhoea on the Acute Medical Unit.
abstract: Diarrhoea is a common presenting complaint to the Acute Medical Unit. We report a case of acute fulminant necrotizing amebic colitis in a 73 year old man with no recent travel history preceding his admission. Such cases are often difficult to diagnose and hence associated with a high mortality, unless treated promptly and appropriately. This case report highlights the importance of early diagnosis and prompt initiation of treatment.
authors: Department of Acute Medicine, St James´s University Hospital, Leeds, UK. puravadesai@gmail.com
authors: Purav
authors: P
authors: Desai
authors: Nurani
authors: N
authors: Sivaramakrishnan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis