title: Amoebiasis Presenting as Acute Appendicitis.
abstract: We report a case of amoebic appendicitis without colitis symptoms. Acute appendicitis is commonly encountered by gastroenterologists in their daily practice. The number of cases of amoebiasis increases annually in Japan, and is thought to be associated with an increase in sexually transmitted disease or travel to endemic areas. However, acute amoebic appendicitis is rare and the prognosis is very poor compared to nonamoebic appendicitis. In our case, appendectomy was performed immediately after onset, and the patient was discharged without complications. It is difficult to differentiate between amoebic and nonamoebic appendicitis preoperatively, and the possibility of amoebic appendicitis should be kept in mind.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, 1838 Ishikawa machi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0032, Japan. ih0319@tokai.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mizukami
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uda
authors.forename: Soichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Takuma
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tajiri
authors.forename: Norihito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makuuchi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome