The most common site for amoebiasis is:
Amoebiasis: - MC site involved is caecum & ascending colon. - Caused by Entamoeba histolytica. - Dysentery develops when amoeba attach to colonic epithelium, induce apoptosis, invade crypts & burrow laterally into lamina propria. - This recruits neutrophils, causes tissue damage, & create a flask-shaped ulcer with narrow neck & broad base.
Sigmoid colon
Transverse colon
Caecum
Liver
Small Intestine Malabsorption disorders