Despite recent advances in diagnostic technology, microscopic examination of stool
specimens remains central to the diagnosis of most pathogenic intestinal protozoa …

Entamoeba histolytica infections of the gastrointestinal tract are common in the developing
world but rare in North America. The authors present two cases: one involving an individual …

Distinguishing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from its mimics remains a diagnostic
challenge for surgical pathologists. Several gastrointestinal infections produce inflammatory …

A retrospective cohort study was conducted in 55 symptomatic patients with amebic colitis
that visited at St. Luke's International Hospital and Mie University Hospital from 1994 through …

With increasing international travel and migration, tropical and infectious diseases once
largely confined to specialist institutes now present more widely. Amoebiasis is a potentially …

Amoeboma is a rare manifestation of intestinal amoebiasis. More than 90% of patients with
intestinal amoebiasis have a history of diarrhoea. This report describes the case of a 60-year …