Intestinal Amoebiasis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Guide

Intestinal Amoebiasis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Guide

Question. Describe the etiology, clinical features, and management of Intestinal Amoebiasis.

Answer.

Etiology of intestinal amoebiasis.

• Amoebiasis is caused by infection by a protozoan parasite known as Entamoeba histolytica.
• A common source of transmission is water especially when it is contaminated by fecal matter or sanitary conditions of the water supply being defective.
• Flies spread infection by feeding on fecal matter or contaminated food.
• Auto­spread in a patient when cysts are embedded underneath the nails and a person may get infected if he has not properly washed his hands.

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Clinical Features of Hepatic Amoebiasis

Symptoms Hepatic Amoebiasis

• The patient has diarrhea and passes 10–15 stools per day.
• Presence of abdominal pain.
• Stools consist of blood and mucus.
• Flatulence is present.
• Fever is present between 38 and 40° with rigors.

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Signs Hepatic of Amoebiasis

• Palpation of the abdomen shows diffuse tenderness.
• Chronic cases show a thickened tender sigmoid colon.
• Amoeba is felt as a sausage-shaped mass in the right iliac fossa.
• Tender hepatomegaly is present.

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Management of Hepatic Amoebiasis

• Diloxanide florate is given 500 mg TDS × 10 days.
• Metronidazole Or Ornidazole 500 mg TDS × 5 days
• Secnidazole plus 2 gm single dose is given
• Nitazoxanide 500 mg BD is given.
• Dehydroemetine 1.5 mg / kg / day × 5 days IM