| A case of neonatal amoebiasis with
after-birth vomiting and bloody stool |
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Jimin Kahng1, So-Young Kim2 |
1Departments of Laboratory Medicine, Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
2Departments of Pediatrics, Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
| 출생 직후 혈변과 구토 증상이 시작된 Amoebiasis 신생아 1례 |
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강지민1, 김소영2 |
1가톨릭대학교 의과대학 임상병리학교실
2가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
Correspondence:
So-Young Kim, Email: sykimped@catholic.ac.kr
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| Abstract |
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E. histolytica has a simple life cycle with two stages: an infective cyst and an invasive trophozoite. It lives on humans as its host. Its infection occurs through the ingestion of the cyst form, and the disease begins when the trophozoite, converted at the small intestine, adheres to colonic epithelial cells with a latent period of two days to four months. In some instances, amoebic abscess formations can occur at the liver, lung, brain, or spleen via the lymphoid system. Rare cases of amoebiasis in neonates have been reported, much less any intrauterine infections in the world that may have occurred during the gestation period. We've recently experienced a case of neonatal amoebiasis that entailed after-birth vomiting and bloody stool. The infant seemed pre-infected with E. histolytica before birth. |
| Key Words:
Entamoeba histolytica, Infection, Infant, Newborn |
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