LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Schistosoma mansoni granulomas in the skeletal striated muscles in the murine model of neuroschistosomiasis: histological findings

Schistosomiasis mansoni presents many clinical manifestations during migration of schistosomes in their hosts, including diarrhea, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, liver abscesses, skinlesions, brain tumors and myeloradiculopathy. No lesions have been reported in skeletal striated muscles due to schistosomias...

Characterisation of ocular involvement in an experimental model of neuroschistosomiasis mansoni

Fidelis, Thiago Andre Alves; Brasileiro-Filho, Geraldo; Santos, Helena Hollanda; Vasconcelos-Santos, Daniel Vitor; Parreiras, Patricia M; Coelho, Paulo Marcos Z; Araujo, Neusa; Chaud, Marco Vinicius; Lambertucci, José Roberto.

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 114 (), 2019

The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 listed schistosomiasis among the leading 100 causes of death in Brazil, responsible for 3.6% of the estimated total of deaths globally. Eye and adnexa are very rarely affected by schistosomiasis mansoni, with limited documentation of ocular pathology in this settin...

Brasil, Modelos Animales de Enfermedad, Infecciones Parasitarias del Ojo/parasitología, Infecciones Parasitarias del Ojo/patología, Infecciones Parasitarias del Ojo/fisiopatología, Neuroesquistosomiasis/parasitología, Neuroesquistosomiasis/patología, Neuroesquistosomiasis/fisiopatología, Schistosoma mansoni/aislamiento & purificación, Esquistosomiasis mansoni/parasitología, Esquistosomiasis mansoni/patología, Esquistosomiasis mansoni/fisiopatología

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