Catalog

Amoeboma of large intestine

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Amoeboma of large intestine – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2117112070

This is a rare complication of entamoeba histolytica, where in response to the infecting amoeba there is formation of annular colonic granulation, which results in a large local lesion of the bowel, in the large intestine.