Extraintestinal amebiasis in infancy: report of three patients and epidemiologic investigations of their families

Three infants (aged 6 weeks, 7 weeks, and 10 months) had severe Entamoeba histolytica infections characterized by colitis, hepatic abscesses, and peritonitis. The two younger children died after fulminant illnesses while the third recovered. Diagnosis was delayed in all three children by a low index...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 1980-04, Vol.65 (4), p.799-803
Hauptverfasser:	Dykes, A C, Ruebush, 2nd, T K, Gorelkin, L, Lushbaugh, W B, Upshur, J K, Cherry, J D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amebiasis - diagnosis Entamoebiasis - diagnosis Entamoebiasis - epidemiology Entamoebiasis - genetics Female Humans Infant Male United States
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