Amoebic colitis presenting with hypo-albuminaemia in an eight-month-old breastfed girl


Karhan A. N., Gumus E., DEMİR H., Temizel İ. N., YÜCE A., ÖZEN H.

PAEDIATRICS AND INTERNATIONAL CHILD HEALTH, cilt.39, sa.1, ss.73-75, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Özet

Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite that affects a large proportion of the world's population and causes amoebic dysentery and extra-intestinal disease. Many individuals remain asymptomatic during colonisation; in 10% of individuals, the parasite breaks through the mucosal barrier and leads to invasive disease. An eight-month-old girl who was evaluated for hypo-albuminaemia and was diagnosed with amoebic colitis is reported. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of hypo-albuminaemia owing to amoebic colitis in any age group.