Amebic colitis is an acute disease caused by organism Entamoeba histolytica.
This disease is diagnosed with clinical symptoms, laboratory studies, and endos-
´ copy with biopsy.
Now, we report the colonoscopic findings of amebic colitis. Colonoscopic find-
ings are very variable.
There are punctate ulcer, pseudomembrane, pseudopolyp, and hemorrhage. Be-
tween above mentioned findings, punctate ulcers are found in almost all patients,
except in asymptomatic patients. The lesion of the colon is very friable. So, invol-
ved tissue is bleeding with touch.
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