1471-0528/asset/BJO_left.gif?v=1&s=0fb87361cdb6be25fdf05019eed6d47f5143f610)
1471-0528/asset/olbannerright.gif?v=1&s=3892ef16ff18d6834c302faf85268a49f5fc588f)
AMOEBIASIS IN PREGNANCY AND THE PUERPERIUM
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb10498.x
Issue
1471-0528/asset/cover.gif?v=1&s=b4e1d96c46e18c61210d584b63c13ee375cf562b "BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology")
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 85, Issue 4, pages 264–269, April 1978
Additional Information
How to Cite
Armon, P. J. (1978), AMOEBIASIS IN PREGNANCY AND THE PUERPERIUM. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 85: 264–269. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb10498.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Abstract
- References
- Cited By
Summary
The overall incidence and mortality of amoebiasis in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania is briefly reviewed and seven patients with fatal amoebic colitis occurring during pregnancy and the puerperium are described. The possible causes of the fulminating course of the disease in pregnancy are considered and the management is discussed.