Concurrent amoebic and histoplasma colitis: a rare cause of massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

• Main Authors: Koh, P., Roslani, A., Vimal, K., Shariman, M., Umasangar, R., Lewellyn, R.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/1212/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2839186/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Infective colitis can be a cause of massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding requiring acute surgical intervention. Causative organisms include entamoeba and histoplasma species. However, concurrent colonic infection with both these organisms is very rare, and the in vivo consequences are not known....