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Amebiasis - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Disentería amebiana; Amebiasis intestinal

Síntomas:

La mayoría de las personas con esta afección no tienen síntomas. Si se presentan, se observan de 7 a 10 días después de estar expuesto al parásito.

Síntomas leves:

  • Cólicos abdominales
  • Diarrea
    • paso de 3 a 8 heces semiformadas al día
    • paso de heces blandas con moco y ocasionalmente con sangre
  • Fatiga
  • Gases excesivos
  • Dolor rectal durante la defecación (tenesmo)
  • Pérdida de peso involuntaria

Síntomas graves:

  • Sensibilidad abdominal
  • Heces con sangre
    • paso de heces líquidas con franjas de sangre
    • paso de10 a 20 heces al día
  • Fiebre
  • Vómitos

Signos y exámenes:

La exploración del abdomen puede mostrar hepatomegalia o sensibilidad en el abdomen.

Los exámenes abarcan:

  • Examen de sangre para amebiasis
  • Exploración de la parte inferior del intestino grueso (sigmoidoscopia)
  • Examen microscópico de muestras de materia fecal, por lo general con varios días de intervalo
  • Reviewed last on: 9/15/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Schuster FL, Glaser CA. Amebiasis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 373.

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