Endometrial amoebiasis

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 1993 Dec 15;52(2):135-7. doi: 10.1016/0028-2243(93)90240-d.

Abstract

A case of endometrial infection by Entamoeba histolytica is described in an elderly lady who presented with profuse vaginal discharge and was clinically misdiagnosed as endometrial carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Endometrial Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Endometrium
  • Entamoeba histolytica*
  • Entamoebiasis / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Uterine Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Vagina / metabolism