ABSTRACT
In January 1989--December 1991 period we verified 35 cases of symptomatic intestinal amebiasis in Antofagasta, the main city of the North of Chile. Out of the total number of studied patients 23 were adults (77.1% males and 22.9% females) and all of them were permanent residents of Antofagasta. E.histolytica was frequently detected in association with other parasites and/or commensals, and observed alone in only seven cases. The clinical and epidemiological aspects of these 35 cases are discussed.
Subject(s)
Dysentery, Amebic/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Chile/epidemiology , Dysentery, Amebic/diagnosis , Dysentery, Amebic/drug therapy , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Metronidazole/therapeutic use , Middle Aged , Tinidazole/therapeutic useABSTRACT
Forty-seven endoscopic small intestinal biopsies were performed in children with chronic diarrhea and malabsorption and suspected celiac disease. The purpose of this study was to reach the distal duodenum or proximal jejunum with large channel panendoscopes in order to get adequate samples for histopathological diagnosis. Patients younger than 8 years of age were anesthetized with ketamine. Time required for the full procedure was less than 10 min in most cases. There were no failures or complications. In all 47 endoscopic examinations, histologically adequate specimens of small bowel mucosa were obtained. These results suggest that this is a safe, quick, and easy method to obtain high-quality samples for histopathological diagnosis of enteropathies.
