A Crohn’s Disease Patient Found to Have Entamoeba histolytica Infection Causing Pyogenic Liver Abscess
Entamoeba histolytica is a parasite that typically causes amoebic dysentery but can result in complications such as pyogenic liver abscess. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease often take immunosuppressive therapies that make them more susceptible to such infections. Notably, parasitic infection...
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| description | Entamoeba histolytica is a parasite that typically causes amoebic dysentery but can result in complications such as pyogenic liver abscess. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease often take immunosuppressive therapies that make them more susceptible to such infections. Notably, parasitic infections in this context are rare in nonendemic areas. We describe a 57-year-old man who recently started infliximab therapy for Crohn’s disease and presented with fever and right upper quadrant pain. While hospitalized, this patient was diagnosed with Entamoeba histolytica liver abscess. This case demonstrates that parasitic infections should be considered early in immunocompromised patients with inflammatory bowel disease. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2faf09214a9a47a1aa4ab4042b81a21a2025-08-20T03:55:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65362023-01-01202310.1155/2023/9936613A Crohn’s Disease Patient Found to Have Entamoeba histolytica Infection Causing Pyogenic Liver AbscessHannah Saven0Ashton Harmacinski1Andrew Canakis2Uni Wong3University of Maryland Medical CenterUniversity of Maryland Medical CenterUniversity of Maryland Medical CenterDivision of Gastroenterology and HepatologyEntamoeba histolytica is a parasite that typically causes amoebic dysentery but can result in complications such as pyogenic liver abscess. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease often take immunosuppressive therapies that make them more susceptible to such infections. Notably, parasitic infections in this context are rare in nonendemic areas. We describe a 57-year-old man who recently started infliximab therapy for Crohn’s disease and presented with fever and right upper quadrant pain. While hospitalized, this patient was diagnosed with Entamoeba histolytica liver abscess. This case demonstrates that parasitic infections should be considered early in immunocompromised patients with inflammatory bowel disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9936613 |
| spellingShingle | Hannah Saven Ashton Harmacinski Andrew Canakis Uni Wong A Crohn’s Disease Patient Found to Have Entamoeba histolytica Infection Causing Pyogenic Liver Abscess Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | A Crohn’s Disease Patient Found to Have Entamoeba histolytica Infection Causing Pyogenic Liver Abscess |
| title_full | A Crohn’s Disease Patient Found to Have Entamoeba histolytica Infection Causing Pyogenic Liver Abscess |
| title_fullStr | A Crohn’s Disease Patient Found to Have Entamoeba histolytica Infection Causing Pyogenic Liver Abscess |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Crohn’s Disease Patient Found to Have Entamoeba histolytica Infection Causing Pyogenic Liver Abscess |
| title_short | A Crohn’s Disease Patient Found to Have Entamoeba histolytica Infection Causing Pyogenic Liver Abscess |
| title_sort | crohn s disease patient found to have entamoeba histolytica infection causing pyogenic liver abscess |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9936613 |
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