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Amebic colitis

Known as: Amoebiasis, Intestinal, Amebic Dysenteries, Intestinal Amoebiases 
DYSENTERY caused by intestinal amebic infection, chiefly with ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA. This condition may be associated with amebic infection of the… 
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AmebiasisEntamoeba histolyticaGastrointestinal systemIn Blood

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Dysentery

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2007
2007
Amoebic keratitis in Iran (1997-2007)
Background: Amoebic keratitis introduced as a painful corneal infection which sometimes lead to poor vision and blindness. The… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Interactions between Entamoeba histolytica and complement
THE pathogenic mechanisms in amoebiasis are not fully understood. Histopathological studies of infected tissues have shown lysis… 
1978
1978
Corticosteroids and liver amoebiasis.
Patients with amoebiasis who receive steroid treatment may suffer adverse affects including acute amoebic dysentery and… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Experimental amebiasis. III. A rapid in vitro assay for virulence of Entamoeba histolytica.
A rapid and simple assay for cytopathogenicity of axenically cultivated Entamoeba histolytica has been developed employing baby… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Human amebic dysentery. Electron microscopy of Entamoeba histolytica contacting, ingesting, and digesting inflammatory cells.
Abstract Biopsy samples from human cases of amebiasis were studied by electron microscopy. Numerous inflammatory cells passed… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Single and low dosage regimens of metronidazole in amoebic dysentery and amoebic liver abscess.
1966
1966
Ulcerative post-dysenteric colitis.
The term 'post-dysenteric colonic irritability' was introduced by Sir Arthur Hurst (1943) to describe persistent irritability of… 
1959
1959
Cytomegalic inclusion disease uveitis; report of a case with isolation from aqueous humor of the virus in tissue culture.
Cytomegalic inclusion disease or salivary gland virus disease is a pathologic entity that has been known since 1904 by the large… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Studies on the ameba-bacteria relationship in amebiasis. II. Some concepts on the etiology of the disease.
Summary Entamoeba histolytica has failed either to survive for more than a few days or to produce lesions following its… 
Highly Cited
1948
Highly Cited
1948
Treatment of amosbic dysentery.