Indonesian Journal of Cancer
Vol 8, No 2 (2014): April-Juni 2014

A 21 Year-Old Male Colorectal Cancer Patient with Clostridium Difficile and Intestinal Amebiasis Infection

LUGITO, NATA PRATAMA HARDJO (Unknown)
-, SUSANTI (Unknown)
KURNIAWAN, ANDREE (Unknown)

Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2014

Abstract

Colorectal cancer is a rare yet aggressive neoplasm in young adult. This cancer was associated with several bacterial and viral infections like Streptococcus bovis, Helicobacter pylori, human papilloma virus, and Clostridium septicum. Here we report a case of Clostridium difficile and Entamoeba histolytica infection in young adult male patient with colorectal cancer. The patient presented with chronic bloody diarrhea since one year prior to diagnosis with histories of antibiotics but no hospitalization, surgery or chemotherapy.

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Indonesian Journal of Cancer
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Abbrev

ijoc

Publisher

Rumah Sakit Kanker Dharmais (Pusat Kanker Nasional)

Subject

Health Professions

Description

The Indonesian Journal of Cancer (official journal of the Dharmais Cancer Center Hospital) is a peer-reviewed, quarterly, open access journal. Submissions are reviewed under a broad scope of topics relevant to experimental and clinical cancer research. The journal publishes original research ...