Entamoeba histolytica: trophozoites and cysts; faeco-oral transmission
Morphological identical but non-pathogenic Entamoeba dispar
Intestinal infection: asymptomatic - colitis - fulminant dysentery - amoeboma
To be distinguished from: Entamoeba coli cysts, bacillary dysentery, balantidiasis, tumour, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis
Liver infection: Liver abscess with fever, liver pain, pus upon aspiration, leukocytosis
To be distinguished from pyogenic abscess, cholangitis, cholecystitis
Treatment with imidazoles + contact amoebicides
