Revista: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
Número de sistema: | 000290714 |
ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
Autores: | Calore, Edenilson Eduardo1 Calore, N.M.P2 Cavaliere, Maria Jose3 |
Instituciones: | 1Instituto Emilio Ribas, Secao de Patologia, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Instituto Emilio Ribas, Sao Paulo. Brasil 3Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
Año: | 2002 |
Periodo: | Abr |
Volumen: | 6 |
Número: | 2 |
Paginación: | 97-99 |
País: | Brasil |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
Enfoque: | Analítico, descriptivo |
Resumen en inglés | We describe the pathology of a unique case of Fallopian tube amebiasis, associated with hydrosalpinx, in a 21-year-old woman. She complained of lower abdominal pain, had a foul-smelling green vaginal discharge and fever during one week. There was a discrete increase in body temperature and a painful abdominal palpation at the lower right side, with signs of local peritoneal irritation. Pathological examination showed a marked dilatation of the fallopian tube and hydrosalpinx. Microscopic examination showed a poorly formed granuloma composed of large macrophages with many Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites inside the fallopian tube. Even though it is a rare disease the correct diagnosis of female genital tract amebiasis is of great importance for the indication of proper therapy |
Disciplinas: | Medicina, Biología |
Palabras clave: | Diagnóstico, Ginecología y obstetricia, Parasitología, Salpingitis, Genitales femeninos, Amibiasis, Parásitos, Trompas de Falopio |
Keyword: | Medicine, Biology, Diagnosis, Gynecology and obstetrics, Parasitology, Salpingitis, Female genitalia, Amebiasis, Parasites, Fallopian tubes |
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