As síndromes consumptivas possuem ampla variedade de diagnósticos diferenciais, sendo um desafio na prática médica. Neste relato, a paciente apresentou astenia, diarreia e tosse, evoluindo com dor em hipocôndrio direito. A elucidação adveio da análise histopatológica após a primeira sus...
Abstract Sixty-two fecal samples of capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) living in eight conservation units (CUs) across the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil, were assessed for the presence of eggs of liver flukes via sedimentation. Fasciola hepatica eggs were found in 37.1% (23/62) of the s...
RESUMEN Introducción: la fasciolasis hepática es una enfermedad parasitaria de difícil diagnóstico. La variada y múltiple sintomatología que caracteriza la enfermedad, la expulsión intermitente y tardía de los huevos del parasito, así como el difícil acceso a los estudios inmunológicos en la...
RESUMEN Introducción: La fascioliasis es una enfermedad causada por el parásito Fasciola hepática, según su cuadro clínico puede clasificarse en dos fases: aguda y crónica, actualmente el diagnóstico se realiza durante la fase crónica, sin embargo, la detección temprana permitiría brindar un ...
Abstract In South America, fascioliasis caused by the trematode Fasciola hepatica is an anthropozoonosis disease associated with significant economic losses and poor animal welfare. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of F. hepatica in the liver of buffaloes slaughtered from 2003 ...
Abstract Fascioliasis is a food-borne anthropozoonotic disease caused by Fasciola hepatica that affects multiple hosts, including humans. We herein report the first case of human fascioliasis in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. A 57-year-old female patient complaining of abdominal pain was admitted t...
RESUMEN Objetivo. Producir anticuerpos recombinantes de cadena única de alpaca que se unan con alta afinidad y especificidad al antígeno excretado-secretado (ES) de Fasciola hepatica para el desarrollo de tecnologías nuevas de diagnóstico de fascioliasis humana y animal. Materiales y métodos. Se...
Fasciola hepatica/inmunología,
Fascioliasis/diagnóstico,
Anticuerpos de Cadena Única/inmunología,
Camélidos del Nuevo Mundo/inmunología,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Escherichia coli/metabolismo,
Fascioliasis/inmunología,
Fermentación,
Inmunoglobulina G/inmunología,
Proteínas Recombinantes,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad
Infection by Fasciola hepatica is an important cause of economic loss in cattle raised in Brazil and others countries. In slaughterhouses, the losses are mainly associated with condemnation of livers; however, it is believed that these losses can extend to diminished carcass yield and productivity throug...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The etiology of several hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases remains largely unknown. Although Fasciola hepatica has been associated with liver fibrosis in Latin America, it has not yet been associated with HCC. This study aimed to determine the existence of specific IgG antibodie...
Anticuerpos Antihelmínticos/sangre,
Carcinoma Hepatocelular/sangre,
Carcinoma Hepatocelular/parasitología,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Fasciola hepatica/inmunología,
Fascioliasis/complicaciones,
Fascioliasis/diagnóstico,
Inmunoglobulina G/sangre,
Neoplasias Hepáticas/sangre,
Neoplasias Hepáticas/parasitología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Perú,
Factores de Riesgo
Fascioliasis is a parasitic disease produced mainly by the fluke Fasciola hepatica. The human infection
is mainly due to the accidental intake of metacercariae present in watercress and/or contaminated water.
The human disease is uncommon in Chile, despite the high prevalence of animal infection, which a...
