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Soma Mukherjee1, Ajit Nagarsenkar2, Savita Chandra2
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa 403202, India; R. N. Cooper Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Abstract:
Amoebiasis of the uterine cervix is an extremely rare entity, and presentation as fibroid uterus has not been reported, to the best of our knowledge in our extensive search of the English literature. It can clinically simulate cervical malignancy by virtue of surface papillomatous and overall ulcerated and necrotic appearance. We present a case of amoebic infection of the cervix in a 45-year-old female which was suspected to be a posterior wall fibroid with degeneration until a histopathological examination of the surgical specimen revealed the presence of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites. The patient recovered after surgery and antiamoebic therapy.
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