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In Vitro Apical-Out Enteroid Model of Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Published on: June 8, 2022
[Necrotizing amebian colitis, case report]
Miguel Briceño-Santana1, Nagheli Mariann Barajas Grijalva1, Ana Laura Vargas-Guzmán2
1Hospital Star Médica Mérida, Yucatán, México.
Background:
Amebiasis has been defined by World Health Organization (WHO) and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) as the infection with Entamoeba histolytica regardless of symptoms. Necrotizing amoebic colitis is a rare clinical form of amebosis that is associated with high morbidity and mortality.
Case Report:
We present a 68-years-old-female patient with necrotizing amoebic colitis with multiple perforations who survived after right hemicolectomy with ileus-transverse anastomosis.
Conclusions:
Effective interventions to prevent amebic colitis, and additional therapies to treat fulminant amebic colitis are needed to improve outcomes.
