Amoebic chronic appendicitis: a rare entity

Amoebic chronic appendicitis: a rare entity

<p>Rarely intestinal parasites can cause acute appendicitis. Amoebic appendicitis is rare and infection with Entamoeba Histolytica usually develops as an extension of caecal infection. I report a rare case of amoebic chronic appendicitis diagnosed on histopathology examination. It mimics the f...

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Main Author:	M Krishna
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Association of Clinical Pathologists of Nepal 2016-09-01
Series:	Journal of Pathology of Nepal
Subjects:	Appendicitis Entamoeba histolytica Amoebic
Online Access:	http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JPN/article/view/16263

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