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Diethylcarbamazine and Non-Diethylcarbamazine Related Bancroftian Granuloma: An Immunohistochemical Study of Eosinophil Toxic Proteins

International Journal of Biomedical Science, 2010
It has been suggested, mostly using in vitro experiments, that defenses against parasites involve mainly activated eosinophils and their toxic proteins, such as major basic protein (MBP), eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) and eosinophil peroxidase (EPO).
Jose, Figueredo-Silva, Carmelita, Cavalcanti, Luciano Tavares, Montenegro, Joaquim, Norões, Gerusa, Dreyer   +4 more
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Filariose linfática: doença potencialmente eliminável

Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Os resultados obtidos com o uso de esquemas terapêuticos simples, como dose única anual ou bianual de Ivermectina (IV), Dietilcarbamazina (DEC) sozinhas ou combinadas, têm sido surpreendentemente promissores na redução da infecção linfática causada pela ...
Gerusa Dreyer, Giovanini Coelho
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Diethylcarbamazine Attenuates the Development of Carrageenan-Induced Lung Injury in Mice

Mediators of Inflammation, 2014
Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) is an antifilarial drug with potent anti-inflammatory properties as a result of its interference with the metabolism of arachidonic acid.
Edlene Lima Ribeiro, Karla Patricia de Souza Barbosa, Ingrid Tavares Fragoso, Mariana Aragão Matos Donato, Fabiana Oliveira dos Santos Gomes, Bruna Santos da Silva, Amanda Karolina Soares e Silva, Sura Wanessa Santos Rocha, Valdemiro Amaro da Silva Junior, Christina Alves Peixoto   +9 more
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From Pulmonary Shadows to Systemic Signals: Following the Trail of an Elusive Eosinophilia [PDF]

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Education and Research
A 29-year-old man with a 2-year history of episodic shortness of breath and cough, recently complicated by acute respiratory distress. Hypoxemia, eosinophilia, and patchy ground-glass opacities (GGO) on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT ...
Deependra K Rai, Niraj K Singh, Dhruv Talwar, Jisha G Panicker   +3 more
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Unfulfilled potential: using diethylcarbamazine-fortified salt to eliminate lymphatic filariasis

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2007
Fortifying salt with diethylcarbamazine (DEC) is a safe, low-cost and effective strategy to eliminate transmission of lymphatic filariasis. DEC-fortified salt has been used successfully in pilot projects in several countries and has been used ...
Patrick Lammie, Trevor Milner, Robin Houston   +2 more
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Tropical eosinophilia: Case series on varying presentations

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Eosinophilia can be due to both infectious and non-infectious causes, many of which may be clinically indistinguishable. Filariasis, a tropical and subtropical infection, is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia timori (B.
Goutham Krishna, Shilpa M. Manuel, V M Ananthakrishnan   +2 more
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Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia among expatriate Indian workers in Saudi Arabia: a case series

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Background Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE) is an uncommon but important manifestation of lymphatic filarial infection, caused primarily by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori.
Salah A. M. Ali, Hasanain A. J. Gharban, Hala Alfaki, Mona Ibrahim Ahmed, Randa I. Ahmed   +4 more
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Topoisomerase II of filarial parasite Setaria cervi: purification and characterization

Helminthologia, 2009
Reddy J., Singh A., Joshi S., Khan M., Saxena J.   +4 more
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Coverage And Compliance of Mass Drug Administration for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Endemic Areas of Sagar and Damoh Districts, Madhya Pradesh

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2013
Background: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is one of the oldest and most debilitating of the neglected tropical diseases. An estimated 120 million people in 73 endemic countries are currently infected with LF, 53 countries are implementing MDA to interrupt ...
Arvind Sharma, P K Kasar
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Cross-sectional study to assess filarial infection among the never treated individuals in selected districts in India: a study protocol. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Dinesh RJ, Srividya A, Jabir M, Kishanthini M, Dogra V, Tripathi B, Sharma R, Jain T, Rahi M.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source