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

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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, Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 1
• Basım Tarihi: 2019
• Doi Numarası: 10.1080/20469047.2018.1467072
• Dergi Adı: PAEDIATRICS AND INTERNATIONAL CHILD HEALTH
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.73-75
• Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

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.