Amoebic colitis-A diagnostic challenge on endoscopy: Case report
Amoebic colitis remains a diagnostic challenge on colonoscopy given that its features resemble that of inflammatory bowel disease. We describe a similar case of a 66 years old male patient with multiple comorbidities including morbid obesity, end-stage renal disease requiring haemodialysis, IHD with...
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| description | Amoebic colitis remains a diagnostic challenge on colonoscopy given that its features resemble that of inflammatory bowel disease. We describe a similar case of a 66 years old male patient with multiple comorbidities including morbid obesity, end-stage renal disease requiring haemodialysis, IHD with PCI, T2DM, HTN and new onset dry cough for which he received a short course of steroids. He presented to the colorectal clinic with bleeding and mucus discharge per-rectum with no other symptoms related to bowel and non-specific colonoscopy findings with amoebic colitis only confirmed on histological diagnosis. The patient was commenced on a course of Metronidazole and followed up on first and sixth month after treatment where he remained well and reported no further symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e2d26f105faf466386f1af127c7d07d92024-03-15T17:03:56ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2024-03-011210.1177/2050313X241235835Amoebic colitis-A diagnostic challenge on endoscopy: Case reportAimen WaheedSudarsanam RamanAmoebic colitis remains a diagnostic challenge on colonoscopy given that its features resemble that of inflammatory bowel disease. We describe a similar case of a 66 years old male patient with multiple comorbidities including morbid obesity, end-stage renal disease requiring haemodialysis, IHD with PCI, T2DM, HTN and new onset dry cough for which he received a short course of steroids. He presented to the colorectal clinic with bleeding and mucus discharge per-rectum with no other symptoms related to bowel and non-specific colonoscopy findings with amoebic colitis only confirmed on histological diagnosis. The patient was commenced on a course of Metronidazole and followed up on first and sixth month after treatment where he remained well and reported no further symptoms.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X241235835 |
| spellingShingle | Aimen Waheed Sudarsanam Raman Amoebic colitis-A diagnostic challenge on endoscopy: Case report SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| title | Amoebic colitis-A diagnostic challenge on endoscopy: Case report |
| title_full | Amoebic colitis-A diagnostic challenge on endoscopy: Case report |
| title_fullStr | Amoebic colitis-A diagnostic challenge on endoscopy: Case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Amoebic colitis-A diagnostic challenge on endoscopy: Case report |
| title_short | Amoebic colitis-A diagnostic challenge on endoscopy: Case report |
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