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Symptoms of Amebic dysentery

Symptoms of Amebic dysentery

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Amebic dysentery includes the 12 symptoms listed below:

• No symptoms - some people are symptomless carriers
• Onset may be sudden or over years
• Mild early symptoms - when onset is slow
• Weight loss
• Anemia
• Indigestion
• Blood in stool
• Dehydration
• Symptoms of an abscess caused by amebiasis:
  • High fever
  • Chills
  • Pain
• more information...»

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• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Amebic dysentery: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Amebic dysentery:

• Dehydration
• Infection spreading to other body sites
• Liver infection (see Liver symptoms)
• Liver abscess
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Amebic dysentery Symptoms: Book Excerpts

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Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to Amebic dysentery:

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Amebic dysentery: Undiagnosed Conditions

Diseases that may be commonly undiagnosed in related medical areas:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Amebic dysentery:

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• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Amebic dysentery?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Amebic dysentery includes:

• Crohn's disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Shigellosis
• Ulcerative colitis
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 4 alternative diagnoses for Amebic dysentery

Amebic dysentery: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Anemia - see all causes of Anemia
• Blood in stool - see all causes of Bloody stool
• Chills - see all causes of Chills
• Dehydration - see all causes of Dehydration
• High fever - see all causes of High fever
• Indigestion - see all causes of Indigestion
• Mild early symptoms - see all causes of Vague symptoms
• No symptoms - see all causes of No symptoms
• Onset may be sudden or over years
• Pain - see all causes of Pain
• Weight loss - see all causes of Weight loss

Medical Books Online about Amebic dysentery

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Amebic dysentery are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Amebic dysentery.

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Symptoms of Amebic dysentery: Online Medical Books

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Amebiasis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

The clinical effects of amebiasis vary with the severity of the infestation. Acute amebic dysentery causes a sudden high temperature of 104° to 105° F (40° to 40.6° C) accompanied by chills and abdominal cramping; profuse, bloody, mucoid diarrhea with tenesmus; and diffuse abdominal tenderness due to extensive rectosigmoid ulcers.

Chronic amebic dysentery produces intermittent diarrhea that lasts for 1 to 4 weeks and recurs several times a year. Such diarrhea produces 4 to 8 (or, in severe diarrhea, up to 18) foul-smelling mucus- and blood-tinged stools daily in a patient with a mild fever, vague abdominal cramps, possible weight loss, tenderness over the cecum and ascending colon and, occasionally, hepatomegaly. Amebic granuloma (ameboma), commonly mistaken for cancer, can be a complication of the chronic infection. Amebic granuloma produces blood and mucus in the stool and, when granulomatous tissue covers the entire circumference of the bowel, causes partial or complete obstruction.

Parasitic and bacterial invasion of the appendix may produce typical signs of subacute appendicitis (abdominal pain and tenderness). Occasionally, E. histolytica perforates the intestinal wall and spreads to the liver. When it perforates the liver and diaphragm, it spreads to the lungs, pleural cavity, peritoneum and, rarely, the brain.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

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About signs and symptoms of Amebic dysentery:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Amebic dysentery. This signs and symptoms information for Amebic dysentery has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Amebic dysentery signs or Amebic dysentery symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Amebic dysentery may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Amebic dysentery symptoms.

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