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Amebiasis

Última revisão: 28 Nov 2025
Última atualização: 19 Aug 2025

Resumo

Definição

Анамнез и осмотр

Ключевые диагностические факторы

  • presencia de factores de riesgo
  • diarrea
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Другие диагностические факторы

  • dolor abdominal generalizado
  • dolor abdominal del cuadrante superior derecho
  • pérdida de peso
  • tos
  • fiebre
  • alteración del estado mental o debilidad en las extremidades
  • disnea
  • dolor a la palpación abdominal con rigidez y rebote
  • ictericia
  • disminución de la entrada de aire en el pulmón derecho y matidez a la percusión
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Факторы риска

  • exposición en zonas endémicas
  • institucionalización (particularmente de personas con discapacidad intelectual)
  • hombres que tienen relaciones sexuales con hombres
  • contacto sexual oral-anal
  • Infección por VIH, infección por sífilis pasada o actual
  • sexo masculino
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Диагностические исследования

Исследования, которые показаны в первую очередь

  • análisis microscópico de las heces
  • PCR o qPCR de las heces o de la pus del absceso hepático para la detección de ADN de Entamoeba histolytica
  • detección de antígenos en las heces
  • prueba de anticuerpos séricos
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Исследования, проведение которых нужно рассмотреть

  • colonoscopia
  • ecografía hepática
  • radiografía del tórax (RT)
  • tomografía computarizada (TC) hepática/tórax/cabeza
  • imagen por resonancia magnética (IRM) cerebral
Полная информация

Алгоритм лечения

Острый

amebiasis sintomática

amebiasis asintomática

Составители

Авторы

Koji Watanabe, MD, PhD

Attending physician

AIDS Clinical Center

National Center for Global Health and Medicine

Tokyo

Japan

Раскрытие информации

KW is the author or co-author of several references cited in this topic.

Выражение благодарностей

Dr Koji Watanabe would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr William A. Petri, a previous contributor to this topic. WAP is a consultant for TechLab, Inc. which manufactures diagnostic tests for amoebiasis and is also the author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Рецензенты

Ran Nir-Paz, MD

Senior Lecturer in Microbiology and Medicine

Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center

Jerusalem

Israel

Раскрытие информации

RNP declares that he has no competing interests.

Christopher Huston, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Infectious Diseases

University of Vermont College of Medicine

Burlington

VT

Раскрытие информации

CH declares that he has no competing interests.

Debbie-Ann Shirley, MBBS, MPH

Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Pediatrics Division Chief

Pediatric Infectious Disease

University of Florida College of Medicine

Раскрытие информации

DAS is the co-author of one of the references cited in this topic.

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Основные статьи

Shirley DT, Farr L, Watanabe K, et al. A review of the global burden, new diagnostics, and current therapeutics for amebiasis. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018 Jul;5(7):ofy161.Полный текст  Аннотация

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Yellow Book 2026: health information for international travel. Section 5: travel-associated infections & diseases - post-travel diarrhea. Apr 2025 [internet publication].Полный текст

Public Health England. Interim public health operational guidelines for amoebiasis (Entamoeba histolytica). Oct 2017 [internet publication].Полный текст

Gonzales MLM, Dans LF, Sio-Aguilar J. Antiamoebic drugs for treating amoebic colitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 Jan 9;1:CD006085.Полный текст  Аннотация

Статьи, указанные как источники

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  • Amebiasis images
  • Отличия

    • Diarrea infecciosa
    • Colitis ulcerosa
    • Absceso hepático piógeno
    Больше Отличия
  • Diretrizes

    • CDC Yellow Book 2026: health information for international travel. Post-travel diarrhea
    • Interim public health operational guidelines for amoebiasis (Entamoeba histolytica)
    Больше Рекомендации
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