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Abdominal angiostrongyliasis: a case with severe evolution

, 2005
É relatado um caso de abdome agudo causado por angiostrongilíase abdominal. Um paciente de 42 anos, previamente hígido, apresentou queixa de nove dias de dor abdominal, constipação, disúria, febre e uma massa palpável na fossa ilíaca direita.
Morais, Ewerton Nunes, Santos, José Wellington Alves dos, Zambenedetti, Ricardo Morgental, Mann, Keli Cristina, Rocha, Marta Pires da, Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos   +5 more
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Phillocaulis variegatus: an intermediate host of Angiostrongylus costaricensis in south Brazil Phyllocaulis variegatus: hospedeiro intermediário do Angiostrongylus costaricensis no sul do Brasil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1989
Molluscs collected in five localities in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) were digested and examined. The infected slugs were identified as Phyllocaulis variegatus and the larvae found were inoculated per os into mice.
C. Graeff Teixeira, J. W. Thomé, S. C. C. Pinto, L. Camillo-Coura, H. L. Lenzi   +4 more
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Subretinal angiostrongyliasis-induced optic neuritis

, 2013
Suthasinee Sinawat,1 Yosanan Yospaiboon,1 Supat Sinawat21Vitreoretinal Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, 2Department of Physiology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandAbstract: A 27-year-old Thai male presented with progressive visual loss and a ...
Yospaiboon Y, Sinawat S
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Characterisation of the vascular pathology in Sigmodon hispidus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) following experimental infection with Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
BACKGROUND Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a nematode that causes human abdominal angiostrongyliasis, a disease found mainly in Latin American countries and particularly in Brazil and Costa Rica. Its life cycle involves exploitation of both invertebrate
Danielle Ingrid Bezerra de Vasconcelos, Ester Maria Mota, Marcelo Pelajo-Machado   +2 more
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Tratamento endovascular do aneurisma da aorta abdominal : estudo experimental [PDF]

, 2000
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde.Avaliar a factibilidade e a eficácia do tratamento endovascular com à utilização de endopróteses auto-expansíveis em um modelo experimental de Aneurisma de Aorta
Rampinelli, Amandio
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Emerging Angiostrongyliasis in Mainland China

, 2008
Our review of angiostrongyliasis in China found that the disease is emerging as a result of changes in food consumption habits and long-distance transportation of food. Enhanced understanding of angiostrongyliasis epidemiology, increased public awareness
Peter Steinmann, Yi Zhang, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Shan Lv   +3 more
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Epidemiology of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and eosinophilic meningitis in the People's Republic of China [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Human eosinophilic meningitis is mainly caused by the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, especially in tropical and subtropical regions.
Lv, Shan
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Proteolytic activity in the adult and larval stages of the human roundworm parasite Angiostrongylus costaricensis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2012
Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a nematode that causes abdominal angiostrongyliasis, a widespread human parasitism in Latin America. This study aimed to characterize the protease profiles of different developmental stages of this helminth.
Karina Mastropasqua Rebello, Caroline Reis de Siqueira, Erika Louise Ribeiro, Richard Hemmi Valente, Ester Maria Mota, Jonas Perales, Ana Gisele da Costa Neves-Ferreira, Henrique Leonel Lenzi   +7 more
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Human ocular angiostrongyliasis: a literature review

, 2011
Human ocular angiostrongyliasis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in the eye is a very rare condition. Until now, there has been no comprehensive analysis of this disease.
Haiyu Qi, Chenghong Yin, Zongli Diao, Xiaoyan Zheng, Jing Wang, Xiaoli Li   +5 more
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Treatment with mebendazole is not associated with distal migration of adult Angiostrongylus costaricensis in the murine experimental infection O tratamento com mebendazol não está associado a migração distal de adultos de Angiostrongylus costaricensis na infecção experimental murina

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2004
Abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic infection produced by a metastrongylid intra-arterial nematode, Angiostrongylus costaricensis. Human accidental infection may result in abdominal lesions and treatment with anti-helminthics is contra-indicated ...
Márcia Bohrer Mentz, Carlos Graeff-Teixeira, Cinara Tentardini Garrido   +2 more
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