With increasing international travel and migration, tropical and infectious diseases once largely confined to specialist institutes now present more widely. Amoebiasis is a potentially dangerous example since it may closely mimic the presentation of inflammatory bowel disease. Misdiagnosis and treatment with immunosuppressants can result in fulminant amoebiasis and death. This review considers the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of intestinal and extraintestinal amoebiasis. It is written primarily for gastroenterologists, surgeons and acute physicians.

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阿米巴病诊断和治疗的最新进展


随着国际旅行和移民的增加，曾经主要局限于专业机构的热带疾病和传染病现在变得更加广泛。阿米巴病是一个潜在危险的例子，因为它可能与炎症性肠病的表现非常相似。误诊和免疫抑制剂治疗可导致暴发性阿米巴病和死亡。本综述探讨了肠道和肠外阿米巴病的流行病学、发病机制、临床特征、诊断和治疗。它主要是为胃肠病学家、外科医生和急诊科医生编写的。