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Intestinal amebiasis
Intestinal amebiasis · ICD-10: A06.0
Symptoms
- • Abdominal cramps
- • Diarrhea, sometimes bloody
- • Rectal pain with bowel movements
- • Excessive gas
- • Unintentional weight loss
- • Fever and vomiting
- • Fatigue
Drugs and regimens
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate⚠ Unverified
Intestinal amebiasis, children — 30–50 mg/kg/day
Metronidazole⚠ Unverified
Amebiasis — children: 35–50 mg/kg/day in 3 doses, 10 days
Metronidazole⚠ Unverified
Acute intestinal amebiasis — adults: 750 mg three times daily
Tinidazole⚠ Unverified
Intestinal amoebiasis — adults: 2 g/day for 3 days
Tinidazole⚠ Unverified
Intestinal amoebiasis — >3 y: 50 mg/kg/day (up to 2 g) for 3 days