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Cutaneous Amebiasis of the Face: A Case Report
José Báez Mendoza
José Báez Mendoza
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine of León, University of Guanajuato and the General Hospital of the Secretariat of Health and Welfare in León, Guanajuato, México
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Ector Jaime Ramírez Barba
Ector Jaime Ramírez Barba
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Guanajuato and Department of Surgery, Special Hospital of the Institute of Security and Social Services for the State Workers, Mexican Institute of Social Security
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This paper describes a case of cutaneous amebiasis of the face in a 17-month-old girl. About four weeks prior to admission she had diarrhea with a high suspicion of intestinal amebiasis. Fifteen days later she presented with edema of the right lower eyelid and epiphora. There was a vesicle in the inner angle of the eye which spontaneously drained, causing loss of the underlying tissue. The ulcer developed rapidly, destroying periorbital tissue. Both cytology and biopsy of the ulceration border showed abundant trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica. Treatment was specific therapy and surgery.
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