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Rupture of the caecum due to invasive amoebiasis

This paper describes a case of invasive amoebiasis in a 72 year old woman. About 1 week prior to admission she had right iliac fossa pain and physical examination suggested perforated appendix or carcinoma of caecum. Laparotomy revealed perforation of caecum. Histopathology of tissue removed showed...

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Main Authors: Mahmud, Rohela, Lee, Amir, Anuar, Khairul, Nor, Zurainee Mohamed, Surin, Johari
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Published: Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 2000
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spelling my.um.eprints.243992020-06-01T03:02:06Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24399/ Rupture of the caecum due to invasive amoebiasis Mahmud, Rohela Lee, Amir Anuar, Khairul Nor, Zurainee Mohamed Surin, Johari R Medicine This paper describes a case of invasive amoebiasis in a 72 year old woman. About 1 week prior to admission she had right iliac fossa pain and physical examination suggested perforated appendix or carcinoma of caecum. Laparotomy revealed perforation of caecum. Histopathology of tissue removed showed abundant trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica. After surgery treatment was instituted and patient had an uneventful recovery. Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 2000-06 Article PeerReviewed Mahmud, Rohela and Lee, Amir and Anuar, Khairul and Nor, Zurainee Mohamed and Surin, Johari (2000) Rupture of the caecum due to invasive amoebiasis. Journal of the University of Malaya Medical Centre (JUMMEC), 5 (1). pp. 51-52. ISSN 1823-7339 https://jummec.um.edu.my/article/view/4462
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topic R Medicine
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Mahmud, Rohela
Lee, Amir
Anuar, Khairul
Nor, Zurainee Mohamed
Surin, Johari
Rupture of the caecum due to invasive amoebiasis
description This paper describes a case of invasive amoebiasis in a 72 year old woman. About 1 week prior to admission she had right iliac fossa pain and physical examination suggested perforated appendix or carcinoma of caecum. Laparotomy revealed perforation of caecum. Histopathology of tissue removed showed abundant trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica. After surgery treatment was instituted and patient had an uneventful recovery.
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author Mahmud, Rohela
Lee, Amir
Anuar, Khairul
Nor, Zurainee Mohamed
Surin, Johari
author_facet Mahmud, Rohela
Lee, Amir
Anuar, Khairul
Nor, Zurainee Mohamed
Surin, Johari
author_sort Mahmud, Rohela
title Rupture of the caecum due to invasive amoebiasis
title_short Rupture of the caecum due to invasive amoebiasis
title_full Rupture of the caecum due to invasive amoebiasis
title_fullStr Rupture of the caecum due to invasive amoebiasis
title_full_unstemmed Rupture of the caecum due to invasive amoebiasis
title_sort rupture of the caecum due to invasive amoebiasis
publisher Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya
publishDate 2000
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/24399/
https://jummec.um.edu.my/article/view/4462
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