Fatal Amebiasis: Report of 148 Fatal Cases From the Armed Forces Institutes of Pathology

Article1 May 1956FATAL AMEBIASIS: REPORT OF 148 FATAL CASES FROM THE ARMED FORCES INSTITUTES OF PATHOLOGYB. H. KEAN, M.D., HUGH R. GILMORE JR., WILLIAM W. VAN STONE, M.D.B. H. KEAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HUGH R. GILMORE JR.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM W. VAN STONE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-44-5-831 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONMost authorities agree that the prevalence of amebiasis in the general population is approximately 10%,1and that the number of patients who develop fatal complications could be substantially reduced if there were greater awareness by the medical profession of the seriousness of the disease. The return of millions of servicemen from all parts of the world, some with subclinical amebic infection, has made this group of particular interest not only to the Armed Forces2but also to civilian physicians throughout the country.3, 4, 5It was thought valuable, therefore, to assemble the clinical and pathologic data on fatal cases...Bibliography1. AndersonBostickJohnstone HHWLHG: Amebiasis, pathology, diagnosis and chemotherapy, 1953, Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Ill. Google Scholar2. Radke RA: The military significance of amebiasis, Mil. Surgeon 112: 18-31 (Jan.) 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. MackieSonnenberg TTB: Tropical disease problems among veterans of World War II, Am. J. Trop. Med. 29: 443-451 (July) 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. LincicomeThiedeCarpenter DRWHE: Amebiasis panel: An evaluation of the influence of World War II on the incidence of amebiasis, Am. J. Trop. Med. 30: 171-179 (Mar.) 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication October 3, 1955.From the Departments of Medicine and Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Cornell University Medical College, New York, N. Y.†Curator, Medical Museum, Armed Forces Institutes of Pathology, Washington, D. C. 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MONTO, M.D.Hepatic amoebiasisSPORADIC AMOEBIASIS IN VICTORIA 1 May 1956Volume 44, Issue 5Page: 831-843KeywordsAmebiasisArmed forcesColonHepatitisLesionsPancreasPeritonitisPrevention, policy, and public healthPreventive medicine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1956 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright ©, 1956, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...