Amoebic perforation of the intestine in children

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Feb 1974 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:Journal of British Surgery, volume 61, pages 159-161 (issn: 0007-1323, eissn: 1365-2168,

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Authors: D, Cade; G D, Webster;

doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800610223

pmid: 4361234

Amoebic perforation of the intestine in children

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Abstract Three cases of small children with perforations of the large intestine due to Entamoeba histolytica who subsequently died are presented. They highlight the misleading symptomatology and the severe prognosis.

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Salisbury University
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Male, Intestinal Perforation, Child, Preschool, Entamoeba histolytica, Age Factors, Dysentery, Amebic, Humans, Infant, Female, Prognosis

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