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Amoebiasis in pregnancy and the puerperium
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
|April 1, 1978
Abstract:
The overall incidence and mortality of amoebiasis in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania is briefly reviewed and seven patients with fatal amoebic colitis occurring during pregnancy and the puerperium are described. The possible causes of the fulminating course of the disease in pregnancy are considered and the management is discussed.