?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Amoeboma-+An+Interesting+Case+Report+With+an+Unusual+Presentation&rft.creator=S%2C+Vijayshankar&rft.creator=Ramachandra%2C+Usha&rft.creator=Rao%2C+Vastala&rft.creator=Siddappa%2C+Sujatha&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Amebiasis+is+an+infectious+disease+caused+by+Entamoeba+Histolytica++is+more+common+in+devolping+countries%2C+with+various+clinical+manifestations+and+sequalae.+Amoeboma+%2C+is+an+unusual+sequelae+which+manifests+as+a+tumor+like+mass+within+the+colon.+We+present+an+unusual+case+of+5+year+old+child+with+signs+of+acute+abdomen.+A+mass+was+found+on+expoloratory+laparotomy+attached+to+the+small+intestine.+Histopathological+examination+of+the+mass+revealed+numerous+amoebic+trophozoites+and+the+diagnosis+of+amoeboma+was+made.+Our+case+is+unusual+because+amoebomas+presenting+as+an+extraluminal+mass+attached+to+small+intestine+is+extremely+uncommon.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2010-10-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7125%2F1%2F2010-3-22.pdf&rft.identifier=++S%2C+Vijayshankar+and+Ramachandra%2C+Usha+and+Rao%2C+Vastala+and+Siddappa%2C+Sujatha++(2010)+Amoeboma-+An+Interesting+Case+Report+With+an+Unusual+Presentation.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7125%2F