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Amebic dysentery

Amebic dysentery: Introduction

Amebic dysentery: Ameba-caused bacterial bowel infection and ulceration. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Amebic dysentery is available below.

Symptoms of Amebic dysentery

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Medical Textbooks Online about Amebic dysentery

Medical Books Excerpts
  • DIARRHEA
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • Diarrhea
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Diarrhea
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
  • Amebiasis
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
  • Diarrhea
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Diarrhea
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Diarrhea
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Diarrhea
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Diarrhea
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
  • Diarrhea
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
 

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Misdiagnosis and Amebic dysentery

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable bowel syndrome...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive system...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad"...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better...read more »

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Definitions of Amebic dysentery:

Inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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