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Pseudotumor retroperitoneal como apresentação de doença relacionada à IgG 4: relato de caso

Apresentamos um caso de doença relacionada à IgG4 devido às suas várias formas de apresentação clínica e dificuldades diagnósticas, objetivando acrescentar à literatura científica essa apresentação atípica. Trata-se de um homem de 65 anos com dor abdominal, febre e sintomas urinários. Ex...

Prevalencia de anticuerpos anti-Toxoplasma gondii en embarazadas en siete hospitales de Buenos Aires: Comparación entre 2006 y 2017
Prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in pregnant women in seven hospitals in Buenos Aires area. Comparison 2006 vs. 2017

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (6), 2019
Se analizó; de forma retrospectiva la presencia de anticuerpos só;©ricos IgG e IgM anti-Toxoplasma gondii en las embarazadas que concurrieron a siete hospitales del ó;rea Metropolitana de Buenos Aires durante 2006 y 2017. La prevalencia de infecció;n, medida como presencia de anticuerpos, en 2006 ...

Seroprevalencia y detección molecular de Toxoplasma gondii en donantes de un banco de sangre de Cúcuta, Colombia

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (supl.2), 2019
Resumen Introducción. La infección por Toxoplasma gondii puede presentarse en los humanos con un amplio rango de manifestaciones que van desde el estado asintomático hasta la enfermedad grave, según el estado inmunológico del individuo. Los mecanismos de transmisión incluyen la transfusión sangu...

Investigation and environmental analysis of samples from outbreak of toxoplasmosis at research institution in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, 2016

Abstract The objective of this study was to report an outbreak of human toxoplasmosis at a research institution in Londrina, Paraná, from December 2015 to February 2016. Blood samples from 26 symptomatic individuals were collected and the microparticle chemiluminescence immunoassay was performed to dete...

Seroprevalencia de Bordetella pertussis en el personal de enfermería y médicos residentes del Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez

Resumen Introducción Bordetella pertussis es el agente causal de la tosferina, una enfermedad de alta letalidad, especialmente en menores de 6 meses, pero prevenible mediante la vacunación. Los reportes en hospitales de brotes de tosferina muestran que el caso índice suelen ser personas adultas. En a...

Diabetes mellitus asociada a pancreatitis autoinmune: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (5), 2019
Autoimmune pancreatitis is uncommon, responds to steroids and is usually associated with diabetes mellitus. We report a 73 year-old male who, two months after a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, presented with obstructive jaundice and weight loss. Abdominal magnetic resonance imaging was suggestive of an a...

First report of antibodies to Neospora spp. in horses from Portugal

Abstract Neospora spp. are intracellular protozoa with worldwide distribution and closely related to Toxoplasma gondii, which can infect a variety of mammals including horses. From September 2013 to June 2014, 185 horses from northern, central and southern parts of mainland Portugal were randomly sampled...

Protective effect of extract of the Camellia japonica L. on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: We investigated the protective effect of the extract of the Camellia japonica L. flower on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Methods: The rat ischemia-reperfusion injury was induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion for 90 minutes and reperfusion for 48 hours. The anim...

IgG1 and IgG4 antibodies against core and NS3 antigens of hepatitis C virus

Abstract INTRODUCTION: IgG subclasses involved in the immune response to hepatitis C virus (HCV) antigens have been rarely studied. We investigated the immune response mediated by IgG1 and IgG4 antibodies against the recombinant core and NS3 antigens in patients with chronic hepatitis C. METHODS: Six...

Screening of Strongyloides infection using an ELISA test in transplant candidates

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: Hyperinfection or disseminated strongyloidiasis has been frequently reported after transplants and is related to high mortality. This study aimed to screen for strongyloidiasis using serological diagnoses in transplant candidates. METHODS: An ELISA test was performed with filariform larvae o...