"Dysentery, Amebic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
DYSENTERY caused by intestinal amebic infection, chiefly with ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA. This condition may be associated with amebic infection of the LIVER and other distant sites.
| Descriptor ID |
D004404
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.432.396 C03.752.049.328 C06.405.205.331.312 C06.405.469.300.312 C06.405.469.452.396
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| Concept/Terms |
Dysentery, Amebic- Dysentery, Amebic
- Amebic Dysentery
- Amebic Dysenteries
- Dysenteries, Amebic
- Amebiasis, Intestinal
- Amebiases, Intestinal
- Intestinal Amebiases
- Intestinal Entamoeba histolytica Infection
- Amoebiasis, Intestinal
- Amoebiases, Intestinal
- Intestinal Amoebiases
- Intestinal Amoebiasis
- Amoebic Colitis
- Amoebic Colitides
- Colitides, Amoebic
- Colitis, Amoebic
- Amoebic Dysentery
- Amoebic Dysenteries
- Dysenteries, Amoebic
- Dysentery, Amoebic
- Colitis, Amebic
- Amebic Colitides
- Amebic Colitis
- Colitides, Amebic
- Intestinal Amebiasis
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dysentery, Amebic" by people in Profiles.
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Cantey JR. Infectious diarrhea. Pathogenesis and risk factors. Am J Med. 1985 Jun 28; 78(6B):65-75.
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Pittman FE. Intestinal amebiasis. Compr Ther. 1975 Oct; 1(6):61-7.
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Pittman FE, Pittman JC, Kairalla AB, Deuel AH, Lushbaugh WB. Letter: Failure to diagnose amoebiasis. Lancet. 1975 Aug 23; 2(7930):360.
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Pittman FE, Hennigar GR. Sigmoidoscopic and colonic mucosal biopsy findings in amebic colitis. Arch Pathol. 1974 Mar; 97(3):155-8.
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Pittman FE, Pittman JC. Amebic liver abscess following metronidazole therapy for amebic colitis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1974 Mar; 23(2):146-50.
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Pittman FE. Letter: Treatment of amoebic colitis. Lancet. 1974 Jan 05; 1(7845):29.
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Pittman FE. Letter: Treatment of amoebic colitis. Lancet. 1973 Dec 08; 2(7841):1325-6.
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Pittman FE, Pittman JC, el-Hashimi WK. Studies of human amebiasis. 3. Ameboma: a radiologic manifestation of amebic colitis. Am J Dig Dis. 1973 Dec; 18(12):1025-31.
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Pittman FE, el-Hashimi WK, Pittman JC. Studies of human amebiasis. I. Clinical and laboratory findings in eight cases of acute amebic colitis. Gastroenterology. 1973 Oct; 65(4):581-7.
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Pittman FE, el-Hashimi WK, Pittman JC. Studies of human amebiasis. II. Light and electron-microscopic observations of colonic mucosa and exudate in acute amebic colitis. Gastroenterology. 1973 Oct; 65(4):588-603.