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An Imported Case of Echinococcosis in a Pregnant Lady with Unusual Presentation

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
A 31‐year‐old Syrian pregnant (25‐week duration) patient who was managed as a case of bronchial asthma for one year because of chronic cough and progressive breathlessness presented to the Accident and Emergency Department at Hamad General Hospital, Doha, with cough and shortness of breath. On the day of admission, she coughed large amount of yellowish
Ahmed Al-Ani, Abdul-Naser Elzouki, Rashid Mazhar, L. M. Bush, J.-F. Faucher, M. Ghate, A. Marangoni, S. Talhari   +7 more
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Estrongiloidiasis, ¿la enfermedad tropical más desatendida?

Repertorio de Medicina y Cirugía, 2022
La Estrongiloidiasis es producida por el Strongyloides stercoralis; un helminto intestinal que se encuentra ampliamente distribuido   en las áreas tropicales y subtropicales, las manifestaciones clínicas son variadas, a continuación, se presenta el caso
Walter Gabriel Chaves Santiago, Andrés David Caro Echeverri   +1 more
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The Effect of Antihelminthic Treatment on Subjects with Asthma from an Endemic Area of Schistosomiasis: A Randomized, Double‐Blinded, and Placebo‐Controlled Trial

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
This is a prospective, double‐blinded, and placebo‐controlled trial evaluating the influence of antihelminthic treatments on asthma severity in individuals living in an endemic area of schistosomiasis. Patients from group 1 received placebo of Albendazole or of Praziquantel and from group 2 received Albendazole and Praziquantel.
Maria Cecilia F. Almeida, Givaneide S. Lima, Luciana S. Cardoso, Robson P. de Souza, Régis A. Campos, Alvaro A. Cruz, Joanemile P. Figueiredo, Ricardo R. Oliveira, Edgar M. Carvalho, Maria Ilma Araujo, Elena Pinelli   +10 more
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Cysticidal therapy: impact on seizure control in epilepsy associated with neurocysticercosis [PDF]

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2000
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical features and seizure control of epilepsy related to neurocysticercosis. METHOD: 18 patients with partial epilepsy and neurocysticercosis were treated with albendazol or praziquantel and followed from 3 months to 12 ...
ISABEL CRISTINA DOS SANTOS, ELIANE KOBAYASHI, TÂNIA MARCHIORI CARDOSO, CARLOS ALBERTO MANTOVANI GUERREIRO, FERNANDO CENDES   +4 more
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Severe forms of neurocysticercosis: treatment with albendazole Formas graves da neurocisticercose: tratamento com albendazol

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1996
Study of 22 patients with the severe form of neurocysticercosis treated with albendazole (ABZ) administered in 6 different schedules ranging from 15 to 30 mg/kg/day for 21 to 60 days.
Svetlana Agapejev, Maria Dorvalina da Silva, Anete K. Ueda   +2 more
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NEUROCISTICIRCOSE EXTRAPARENQUIMATOSA REFRATÁRIA AO TRATAMENTO ANTIPARASITÁRIO

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
A neurocisticercose extraparenquimatosa é rara, sendo o acometimento subaracnóideo uma condição grave. A perda do escolex, o que configura a forma racemosa da doença subaracnóide, torna o diagnóstico e o tratamento difíceis.
Júlia Domingues Gatti, Alessa de Andrade Santana, Luiz Fernando de Oliveira Urzeda, Alexandre Motta Mecê, Paula Domingues Gatti   +4 more
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Factores asociados a convulsiones como manifestacion aguda de Neurocisticercosis en pacientes de hospitales de San Juan de Pasto e Ipiales durante 2011 – 2015 [PDF]

, 2017
RESUMEN Introducción. La principal manifestación aguda de la Neurocisticercosis son las crisis convulsivas, y constituye la principal causa de epilepsia prevenible en paises subdesarrollados,. En este estudio se evaluaron los factores sociodemográficos
Lozano Tovar, Gladys Susana, Martínez Villota, Viviana Alexandra   +1 more
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Neurocysticercosis, Meningioma, and Silent Corticotroph Pituitary Adenoma in a 61‐Year‐Old Woman

Case Reports in Pathology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
We report here the case of a 61‐year‐old woman who presented with hydrocephalus and cystic and solid lesions in sella turcica, suprasellar areas, and third ventricle. After ventriculoperitoneal shunt she developed cognitive changes and the cystic lesions enlarged.
Maria del Pilar Ramirez, Juan E. Restrepo, Luis V. Syro, Fabio Rotondo, Francisco J. Londoño, Luis C. Penagos, Humberto Uribe, Eva Horvath, Kalman Kovacs, T. Hasebe, H.-J. Ma, A. Mima, T. Tihan   +12 more
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Myocardial Hydatid Cyst in a Young Male Patient Who Feeds Pet at Home: A Case Report

Case Reports in Vascular Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Hydatid cysts are rarely asymptomatic depending on their location. Complaints may be only relevant due to secondary problems. This paper presents a case report of a myocardial hydatid cyst which was totally excised under cardiopulmonary bypass operation with median sternotomy.
Sinan Demirtas, Celal Yavuz, İsmail Basyigit, Ugur Firat, Ahmet Caliskan, Y.-J. Chen, N. Espinola-Zavaleta, I. Ozdogru   +7 more
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Tratamiento médico en pacientes con infestación por Angiostrongylus costaricensis

Acta Médica Costarricense, 2007
Se presentan dos casos de infestación por Angiostrongylus costaricensis; uno grave, que requirió resección quirúrgica y dos cursos de tratamiento con albendazol para su resolución exitosa, y otro en el que el tratamiento temprano, cuando apenas se ...
Verny Huertas- Franco, Álvaro Camacho- Fernández, Juan J Segura- Fonseca, Carlos Páez- Montalbán   +3 more
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