Crohn's colitis perforation due to superimposed invasive amebic colitis: A case report

Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-132

  Özdoǧan, Mehmet ^a,c   Küpelioǧlu, Ali ^b  

^a Acibadem Hospital   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amebiasis; Crohn's colitis; Inflammatory bowel disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; MESALAZINE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON PERFORATION; COLOSTOMY; CROHN DISEASE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VOMITING;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ANIMALS; COLECTOMY; COLITIS; COLON; COLOSTOMY; CROHN DISEASE; DRAINAGE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 34147143410     PISSN: 13004948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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