Intestinal amebiasis-about 52 cases

ABSTRACT

The authors report the results of an epidemiological, clinical and therapeutical retrospective study of 52 cases of intestinalis amibiasis disease hospitalized in the infectious disease section of the hospital of sfax. This disease happens all ages and especially to the young adult of rural origin duning the summer and autumn seasons. The clinical polymorphism is notable with mainly coecoappendicular manifestations leading sometimes to diagnosis difficulties and the dysenteric syndrome is not frequent. The diagnosis is always based on the parasitologic exam of stool which requires good technical conditions and a clever technician