We report a case of hepatic and intestinal amoebiasis in a 67-year-old man who had never travelled to an endemic area. Abdominal CT investigations detected two liver abscesses and chronic colitis.

Laboratory tests were unremarkable; faecal culture and Clostridium difficile toxin were negative. Findings and biopsy from a subsequent colonoscopy reconfirmed his diagnosis of UC. Neither mesalazine, ...

Only a handful of cases of neonatal and infantile amoebiasis has been reported. To highlight the incidence of this infection in the neonatal age group. To demonstrate the use of rapid antigen ...

The causative agent of amoebiasis, Entamoeba histolytica, was discovered in 1875 by F. Loesch. In 1903, the organism was ...