Entamoeba histolytica is a disease-causing parasite that can affect anyone, although it is more common in those who lived or travelled in tropical areas with poor sanitary conditions. Diagnosis can be difficult since, under a microscope, it looks similar to other parasites such as Entamoeba dispar and Entamoeba hartmanii. The latter two parasites generally do not cause illness.
Entamoeba histolytica is transmitted via the oral-fecal route or from contaminated food or surfaces. Infected people do not always become sick and symptoms are often mild including stomach cramps and loose stools. This parasite can infect the liver or spread to other parts of the body including the lungs and brain, although this is not as common. Research has shown that in a small percentage of patients with amebic liver abscess, the infection can cause brain abscess with the patient presenting with central nervous system symptoms.
Potential treatment:
Treatment for infection with Entamoeba histolytica includes antiparasitic drug therapy and may include a combination based on the severity of infection.
Understand and improve your laboratory results with our health dashboard.
Upload your lab reports and get interpretation today.
Our technology helps to understand, combine, track, organize, and act on your medical lab test results.
Entamoeba histolytica is transmitted via the oral-fecal route or from contaminated food or surfaces. Infected people do not always become sick and symptoms are often mild including stomach cramps and loose stools. This parasite can infect the liver or spread to other parts of the body including the lungs and brain, although this is not as common. Research has shown that in a small percentage of patients with amebic liver abscess, the infection can cause brain abscess with the patient presenting with central nervous system symptoms.
Potential treatment:
Treatment for infection with Entamoeba histolytica includes antiparasitic drug therapy and may include a combination based on the severity of infection.
Interpret Your Lab Results
Upload your lab report and we’ll interpret and provide you with recomendations today.
Get StartedGet Started With Our Personal Plan
Advanced Plan
Unlimited Plan
Are You a Health Professional?
Get started with our professional plan
Welcome to Healthmatters Pro.
Save time on interpreting lab results with the largest database of biomarkers online. In-depth research on any test at your fingertips, all stored and tracked in one place. Learn more
Pro Plan
for health professionals
$45 per month
At HealthMatters, we're committed to maintaining the security and confidentiality of your personal information. We've put industry-leading security standards in place to help protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of the information under our control. We use procedural, physical, and electronic security methods designed to prevent unauthorized people from getting access to this information. Our internal code of conduct adds additional privacy protection. All data is backed up multiple times a day and encrypted using SSL certificates. See our Privacy Policy for more details.
Adenovirus 40/41, Akkermansia muciniphila, Ancylostoma duodenale, Anti-gliadin IgA, Ascaris lumbricoides, b-Glucuronidase, Bacillus spp., Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroidetes, Bifidobacterium spp., Blastocystis hominis, C. difficile, Toxin A, C. difficile, Toxin B, Calprotectin, Campylobacter, Candida albicans, Candida spp., Chilomastix mesnili, Citrobacter freundii, Citrobacter spp., Clostridia (class), Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora spp., Cytomegalovirus, Desulfovibrio spp., Dientamoeba fragilis, E. coli O157, Elastase-1, Endolimax nana, Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba histolytica, Enterobacter spp., Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus spp., Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), Enteroinvasive E. coli/Shigella, Enterotoxigenic E. coli LT/ST, Eosinophil Activation Protein (EDN/EPX), Epstein-Barr Virus, Escherichia spp., Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Firmicutes, Firmicutes:Bacteroidetes Ratio, Fusobacterium spp., Geotrichum spp., Giardia, Helicobacter pylori, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella spp., Lactobacillus spp., M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Methanobacteriaceae (family), Microsporidium spp., Morganella spp., Necator americanus, Norovirus GI/II, Occult Blood - FIT, Pentatrichomonas hominis, Prevotella spp., Proteus mirabilis, Proteus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas spp., Rhodotorula spp., Rodotorula spp., Roseburia spp., Salmonella, Secretory IgA, Shiga-like Toxin E. coli stx1, Shiga-like Toxin E. coli stx2, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus spp., Steatocrit, Streptococcus spp., Taenia spp., Trichuris trichiura, Vibrio cholerae, Virulence Factor, babA, Virulence Factor, cagA, Virulence Factor, dupA, Virulence Factor, iceA, Virulence Factor, oipA, Virulence Factor, vacA, Virulence Factor, virB, Virulence Factor, virD, Yersinia enterocolitica, Zonulin