The aim of this study was to verify the parasitologycal aspects of fish (Hoplias malabaricus), coming from São Bento city, Maranhão state. For this, 70 fish were used, verifying the parasitism indexes and coefficients. For the parasitological results nematodeos were identified, with zoonotical potentia...
ABSTRACT Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most severe clinical manifestation of cysticercosis. One of the factors responsible for its symptomatology is the host inflammatory response. Therefore the influence of interleukin 4 (IL-4) on the induction of encephalitis in experimental NCC was evaluated. Metho...
Encéfalo/parasitología,
Cysticercus/fisiología,
Modelos Animales de Enfermedad,
Interacciones Huésped-Parásitos,
Encefalitis Infecciosa/sangre,
Encefalitis Infecciosa/parasitología,
Interleucina-4/sangre,
Ratones Endogámicos BALB C,
Neurocisticercosis/sangre,
Neurocisticercosis/parasitología,
Factores de Tiempo
ABSTRACT Objectives The aim of this study is to report an unusual form of penile cancer presentation associated with myiasis infestation, treatment options and outcomes. Materials and Methods We studied 10 patients with suspected malignant neoplasm of the penis associated with genital myiasis infesta...
Biopsia,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/parasitología,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patología,
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/cirugía,
Higiene,
Escisión del Ganglio Linfático,
Ganglios Linfáticos/patología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Miasis/complicaciones,
Miasis/patología,
Miasis/cirugía,
Estadificación de Neoplasias,
Neoplasias del Pene/parasitología,
Neoplasias del Pene/patología,
Neoplasias del Pene/cirugía,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Carga Tumoral
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiologic agent of Chagas disease in humans, mainly in Latin America. Trypanosome stocks were isolated by hemoculture from patients followed at Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases (FIOCRUZ) and studied using different approaches. METH...
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Angiostrongylus cantonensis is causes eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans. Worldwide expansion of this nematode is linked to the dispersion of their hosts. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of A. cantonensis infection in Achatina fulica in the nine municipalities ...
Studies on the sandfly fauna to evaluate natural infection indexes are still limited in the Brazilian Amazon, a region with an increasing incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Here, by using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction directed to Leishmania kDNA and hybridisation, we were able to identify L. (...
Se presenta un caso de hemorragia digestiva por uncinariasis en una recién nacida de 27 días, procedente de la comunidad de Tangoshiri ubicada en la provincia de La Convención, en el departamento de Cuzco, quien ingresa al servicio de neonatología del Hospital Nacional Docente San Bartolomé de la ci...
A 62-year-old Brazilian man who lived in endemic areas of tropical diseases had an episode of hematemesis associated with portal hypertension. He used to swim in natural ponds during childhood and developed the hepatosplenic form of schistossomiasis with moderate ascites, in addition to the characteristi...
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an anthropozoonotic disease with worldwide distribution and is caused by the cestode Echinococcus granulosus. Anaphylactic shock induced by CE rupture is a serious complication especially in patients with hydatid infections, as the resulting leakage of fluid contains highly ...
Anafilaxia/inmunología,
Anafilaxia/parasitología,
Antígenos Helmínticos/sangre,
Antígenos Helmínticos/inmunología,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Equinococosis/complicaciones,
Equinococosis/inmunología,
Echinococcus granulosus/inmunología,
Electroforesis en Gel de Poliacrilamida,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Immunoblotting,
Inmunoglobulina E/sangre,
Inmunoglobulina G/sangre
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Diagnose risk environments for schistosomiasis in coastal localities of Pernambuco using geoprocessing techniques. METHODS A coproscopic and malacological survey were carried out in the Forte Orange and Serrambi areas. Environmental variables (temperature, salinity, pH, total disso...
Biomphalaria/crecimiento & desarrollo,
Biomphalaria/parasitología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Reservorios de Enfermedades,
Monitoreo del Ambiente,
Sistemas de Información Geográfica,
Factores de Riesgo,
Esquistosomiasis mansoni/epidemiología,
Esquistosomiasis mansoni/transmisión,
Análisis Espacial,
Temperatura,
Factores de Tiempo
