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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Amebiasis
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Demographics, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Mild disease, Severe disease, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Diagnostic Procedures, Treatment, Medications, Surgery, Therapeutic Procedures, Outcome, Follow-Up, Complications, Prognosis, Prevention, When to Refer, When to Admit, References,
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Topics Discussed: amebiasis.
Excerpt: | |  Diarrhea may begin within a week of infection, although an incubation period of 2–4 weeks is more common
Onset of abdominal pain and diarrhea is gradual Fever is uncommon Periods of remission and recurrence may last days to weeks or longer Abdominal examination may show | | – Distention – Tenderness – Hyperperistalsis – Hepatomegaly |
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