Fulminant amoebic colitis co-infection in a patient with COVID-19
Fulminant amoebic colitis co-infection in a patient with COVID-19
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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English
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A woman in her 80s who presented with sudden abdominal pain and bloody stool associated with fever, dry cough and malaise, was found to be COVID-19 RT-PCR positive with fulminating necrotising amoebic colitis. She underwent right extended hemicolectomy with ileostomy and survived despite an unpredictable post-operative course, the need for aggressi...
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Fulminant amoebic colitis co-infection in a patient with COVID-19
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2893833939
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2893833939
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1757-790X
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1757-790X
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10.1136/bcr-2022-254004
