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Inguinal lymphadenitis caused by Entamoeba histolytica: case report and literature review
K M Mayhew1, M Dundoo, E F Dunne
1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA.
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
|May 12, 2000
Abstract:
Liver abscesses are the most common manifestation of extraintestinal infection by Entamoeba histolytica. Involvement of other sites, including the peritoneum, pericardium, brain, or genitourinary tract, is unusual. We describe a case of inguinal necrotizing lymphadenitis caused by E histolytica. Our patient responded well to surgical drainage, metronidazole, and paramomycin therapy. A literature review of genitourinary and other uncommon sites of E histolytica infection is included.