| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000290714 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | Calore, Edenilson Eduardo1 Calore, N.M.P2 Cavaliere, Maria Jose3 |
| Institutions: | 1Instituto Emilio Ribas, Secao de Patologia, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Instituto Emilio Ribas, Sao Paulo. Brasil 3Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Season: | Abr |
| Volumen: | 6 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Pages: | 97-99 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | 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 |
| Disciplines: | Medicina, Biología |
| Keyword: | 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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