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Amebiasis is an infectious disease caused by Entameba histolytica. Amebiasis
remains an extremely important consideration in the differential diagnosis of diarrhea,
especially when there is associated bleeding. It is imperative that appropriate studies to
establish or exclude the diagnosis of amebiasis be carried out in all patients who present
with a clinical and sigmoidoscopic picture of colitis, and that patients treated with
metronidazole for amebiasis... |
