An Interesting Presentation of Ameboma – A Case Report and Review of Literature

Abstract

Entamoeba histolytica infection is common in developing countries due to the poor environment as well as in developed countries among travellers from highly endemic regions and among the immunocompromised population, including patients with AIDS or receiving organ transplantation [1]. Most patients with E. histolytica infection are asymptomatic, comprising about 90% of those infected [2]. Gastrointestinal presentations of E. histolytica infections range from asymptomatic (carrier) to colitis and the formation of abscesses and intestinal perforations. Amebomas are mostly located in the cecum and the ascending colon and can mimic cecal carcinomas [3]. The diagnostic approach of ileocecal masses includes ruling out other infectious and noninfectious causes. It usually manifests with lower gastrointestinal bleeding or bowel obstruction. Here we present Abstract