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Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia, 2010 Relato de caso de oftalmomiíase externa em uma paciente de 82 anos, diabética e hipertensa, residente na zona rural, que inicialmente apresentava um quadro sugestivo de celulite pré-septal e hordéolo, com dor, edema, eritema e nodulação localizada na ...
Abelardo de Souza Couto Junior +4 more
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A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for early detection of Schistosoma mansoni in stool samples: a diagnostic approach in a murine model. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 Human schistosomiasis, mainly due to Schistosoma mansoni species, is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases worldwide. To overcome the drawbacks of classical parasitological and serological methods in detecting S.
Pedro Fernández-Soto +5 more
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Animal Conservation, EarlyView.The potential impact of bat species extinction on the number of their ectoparasitic fly species, based on interaction data for Brazil. As bat host species are removed over time, more connected species (green) would experience steeper declines and lead to greater ectoparasite losses when compared to a random extinction model (gray).
Nathan Lorenzo de Sena Gotti +3 more
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Allergy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This update and revision of the international guideline for urticaria was developed in accordance with the methods recommended by Cochrane and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) working group. It is an initiative of the Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network (GA2LEN) and its Urticaria and ...
T. Zuberbier +221 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba are cosmopolitan, widely distributed protozoans that cause a severe, vision-threatening corneal infection known as Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). The majority of the increasing number of AK cases are
Edyta B. Hendiger +14 more
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Infection control in the brain and the eye
Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract The Central Nervous System (CNS), comprising the brain and the eye, is considered to have a ‘privileged’ mechanism for dealing with immunological challenge (immune privilege, IP). CNS IP has been revealed through experiments using foreign protein antigens and cell and tissue alloantigens (grafts), but evidence for a role for IP in modulating ...
John V. Forrester +2 more
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Thelaziasis in an urban woman in Beijing: a case report and literature review
BMC OphthalmologyBackground Thelaziasis is a zoonotic disease mainly caused by Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae, Thelazia), which can cause mild to severe signs and lesions, such as foreign body sensation, itching, tearing, eye pain, conjunctival bleeding ...
Shumei Tan +5 more
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UMYU Scientifica JournalA parasite protozoa called Trichomonas vaginalisis is responsible for trichomoniasis, a sexually transmitted infection. Given the abundance of anti-parasitic compounds found in medicinal plants, looking into more complementary, secure, and efficient ...
Manniru Musa Abdullahi +2 more
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Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose To report treatment patterns, time‐to‐resolution (TTR) and aetiologies of bacterial keratitis (BK) infections treated in a specialized hospital‐based cornea clinic in Sweden. Methods Retrospective study based on electronic health records screened during the period 2010–2019. The study included only culture‐confirmed cases of BK.
Jenny Roth +5 more
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Orbital Infections in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
, 1996 Background: Opportunistic infections frequently involve the anterior and posterior segments of the eye but rarely occur in the orbit in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The authors managed eight patients with HIV and unilateral
Kronish, Jan W +5 more
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