Amoebiasis--a problem in patients with ulcerative colitis
Prokopowicz, D.; Zagórski, K.; Kramarz, P.
Wiadomosci Lekarskie 47(7-8): 248-251
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0043-5147 PMID: 7941573 Document Number: 437378
The increasing problem is presented of Entamoeba histolytica invasion in patients with ulcerative colitis. The diagnostic-therapeutic management in five patients with amoebiasis is discussed in detail. This parasitic invasion occurred in five out of 103 patients with ulcerative colitis which accounts for 4.85%. This data is important for the treatment of chronically ill patients with ulcerative colitis.