Invasive amoebiasis: an unusual presentation

Gut. 1988 May;29(5):682-5. doi: 10.1136/gut.29.5.682.

Abstract

A 63 year old Asian woman who presented with three week's abdominal pain was found to have a hard right iliac fossa mass and rectal ulceration. Profuse rectal bleeding necessitated a laparotomy. An inflammatory paracaecal mass with fistulae involving appendix, small bowel, and bladder was excised with exteriorisation of the bowel ends. Microscopy showed invasive amoebae. Re-anastomosis was successfully done after treatment with metronidazole and diloxanide. There are no previous reports of a paracaecal amoeboma with fistulae to either the appendix, or urinary bladder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amebiasis / complications*
  • Amebiasis / pathology
  • Appendix / pathology
  • Cecal Diseases / etiology
  • Cecal Diseases / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ileal Diseases / etiology*
  • Ileal Diseases / pathology
  • Intestinal Fistula / etiology*
  • Intestinal Fistula / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Urinary Bladder Fistula / etiology*
  • Urinary Bladder Fistula / pathology