Ameboma refers to the rare development of an inflammatory, ulcerated, exophytic mass in the gastrointestinal tract that can resemble carcinoma. Typically it presents as a right lower quadrant abdominal mass, Patients may also present with diarrhea or constipation and associated systemic symptoms, including weight loss and fever. In this article we present a young man with a background of ANCA associated vasculitis, who presented with fresh lower gastrointestinal bleeding during hospital admission for severe covid-19 pneumonia which turned out to be caecal aemboma. This case is highlighted for its rarity, the diagnostic challenge, and for the major role of colonoscopy as a diagnostic tool for this pathology.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9727639 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01649 | DOI Listing |
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