AMEBOMA OF THE TRANSVERSE COLON
Authors: H NUSHAN, B MILLER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Case Reports1 August 1952AMEBOMA OF THE TRANSVERSE COLONHARRY NUSHAN, M.D., BENJAMIN MILLER, M.D.HARRY NUSHAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BENJAMIN MILLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-2-372 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThere have been some scattered reports in the literature of ameboma of the colon, most of them in the foreign literature.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Only a few cases of ameboma of the transverse colon have been reported.10, 11In Asia, hygiene and sanitation are at a somewhat primitive level. Parasitic infestation has always been a problem. Amebiasis, although found throughout the world, is more prevalent in these areas. Because of military operations in Korea, an increase in the incidence of amebiasis in our armed forces and in the veteran may be expected. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Kecoughtan, Virginia*Received for publication February 9, 1951.Reviewed in the Veterans Administration and published with the approval of the Chief Medical Director. The statements and conclusions published by the authors are the result of their own study and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the Veterans Administration. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAMEBOMA OF THE INTESTINE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DISEASE AS PRESENTED IN 78 COLLECTED AND 41 PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED CASES*RYLE A. RADKEAmebic GranulomaAmebiasis: A General Discussion with a Report of an Unusual Case of Amebic Granuloma of the Descending ColonEXPERIENCES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY OF AMEBIASIS: AN ANALYSIS OF 50 CASES*NELSON J. WEISER, EUGENE SPIOTTA, PIERRE EKMAN 1 August 1952Volume 37, Issue 2Page: 372-379KeywordsAmebiasisArmed forcesColonHygieneSanitation ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...