A Case of Steroid Treated Amebic Colitis Misdiagnosed as Eosinophilic Colitis / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
; : 42-46, 2011.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-193602
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Some cases have reported that amebic colitis leads to serious complications that are caused by a misdiagnosis of an inflammatory bowel disease and consequential ill-managed steroid therapy. Therefore, it should be stressed that the differential diagnosis on such a case is very important. Eosinophilic colitis may reveal its presence as diarrhea, abdominal pain, ascites, and eosinophilic deposits in tissues. Therefore, it is highly necessary to make a differential diagnosis to distinguish eosinophilic colitis from other infectious or inflammatory bowel diseases. We report a case of amebic colitis, which was mistakenly diagnosed as eosinophilic colitis and a liver eosinophilic abscess in a young male who complained of bloody diarrhea and right upper quadrant pain. However, the misdiagnosed steroid therapy did not aggravate the progress of the amebic infection.
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Diarrhea
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Ascites
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Steroids
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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Abdominal Pain
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Colitis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diagnostic Errors
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Diarrhea
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Abscess
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Dysentery, Amebic
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article