A case of amoebic colitis with amoeboma and simultaneous liver abscesses. A diagnosis by colonoscopy.

A case of amoebic colitis with amoeboma and simultaneous liver abscesses. A diagnosis by colonoscopy. Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2019 Oct-Dec;82(4):539-541 Authors: Bronswijk M, Van Gool S Abstract A 50-year-old patient was admitted to our department after developing severe abdominal cramps, watery diarrhea and fever, during four days whilst travelling abroad. Imaging identified a mass in the ascending colon with simultaneous liver lesions. Initially a diagnosis of metastatic colorectal cancer was suggested, however colonoscopy showed a large lesion with a central ulcer and surrounding inflammation in the ascending colon. Biopsies confirmed our clinical suspicion of amoebic colitis, complicated by development of an amoeboma and simultaneous liver abscesses. Amoeboma formation is a rare complication of amoebiasis, however a simultaneous presentation with liver abscesses, amoebic colitis and an amoeboma might even be less frequent. Despite its rarity physicians should maintain a high index of suspicion of patients presenting with synchronous liver and colon lesions, especially as travel to endemic areas has increased. PMID: 31950812 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Acta Gastroenterol Belg Source Type: research