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Fulminant Necrotising Amoebic Colitis of Whole of Large Bowel: A Rare Complication of a Common Infectious Disease.

Mohd Yasir BegLovenish BainsRatnesh MahajanPawan LalSharmana ChoudhuryN Pritesh KumarEva Wilse C MominVeer Pal
Published in: Case reports in infectious diseases (2020)
It is important to consider the possibility of fulminant necrotising amoebic colitis (FulNAC) as an uncommon and fatal complication of amoebiasis, especially in tropical countries, where amoebiasis is prevalent. Early diagnosis and antiamoebic treatment, along with urgent aggressive surgical resection of the involved segment and exteriorization of the proximal and distal bowel ends, are shown to reduce mortality.
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