"Amoebic colitis is a type of infectious colitis, more common in tropical and subtropical areas. The causative agent is the trophozoite form of the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. In most cases of transmission, the cyst form lives in the colon as a commensal, and patients remain asymptomatic."
"other infectious colitides (e.g. Yersinia, Clostridioides difficile)"
Expected headings
"Complications"
"the ileum is spared; helps to differentiate it from Crohn or tuberculosis, which typically involve the terminal ileum"
"other infectious colitides (e.g. Yersinia, Clostridioides difficile)"