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Human lagochilascariasis-A rare helminthic disease. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Lagochilascariasis is a parasitic disease caused by a helminth of the order Ascaroidea, genus Lagochilascaris that comprises 6 species, among which only Lagochilascaris minor Leiper, 1909, is implicated in the human form of the disease.
Dulcinea Maria Barbosa Campos, Alverne Passos Barbosa, Jayrson Araújo de Oliveira, Giovana Galvão Tavares, Pedro Vitor Lemos Cravo, Alejandro Luquetti Ostermayer   +5 more
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Unusual case of lagochilascariasis with breast involvement: the first case report in pregnancy [PDF]

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2020
Lagochilascariasis is a neglected neotropical helminthiasis, responsible for human infections through the ingestion of raw or undercooked meat from wild animals infected by larvae encysted in their tissues. It is characterized by a chronic evolution with
João Guilherme Pontes de Lima Assy, Helena Rangel Esper, Mariana Margarita Martinez Quiroga, Alisson dos Santos Brandão, Renato do Carmo Said, Olívia Campos Pinheiro, Adriana Paulino da Silva Ribeiro, Maria Cristina Carvalho do Espírito Santo, Francisco Oscar de Siqueira França   +8 more
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Nodular Human Lagochilascariasis Lesion in Hunter, Brazil [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Lagochilascariasis is a rare helminthic infection caused by Lagochilascaris minor nematodes and found in Latin America; most cases are reported in the Amazon region.
Flavio Queiroz-Telles, Gabriel L.O. Salvador   +1 more
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Lagochilascariasis: A Neglected Zoonosis in the Brazilian Amazon Biome and the Role of Wildlife in Its Epidemiological Chain Amidst Anthropization [PDF]

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Lagochilascariasis is a neglected zoonotic helminthiasis, caused by Lagochilascaris minor, characterized by a complex and not well understood transmission cycle.
Felipe Masiero Salvarani, Karoline Petrini Pinheiro da Cruz, Flavio Roberto Chaves da Silva, Cíntia Daudt   +3 more
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Lagochilascaris minor Leiper, 1909 (Nematoda: Ascarididae) in Mexico: three clinical cases from the Peninsula of Yucatan [PDF]

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2012
Human lagochilascariasis (HL) is a parasite produced by Lagochilascaris minor Leiper 1909 that also can be found in cats and dogs. HL is considered an emerging zoonosis in the Americas, spreading from Mexico to Argentina, and the Caribbean Islands.
Mario Barrera-Pérez, Pablo Manrique-Saide, Enrique Reyes-Novelo, Javier Escobedo-Ortegón, Manuel Sánchez-Moreno, Cuauhtémoc Sánchez   +5 more
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Lagochilascariasis leading to severe involvement of ocular globes, ears and meninges Infecção humana por Lagochilascaris minor com envolvimento ocular, auditivo e das meninges [PDF]

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2008
A case report of a 31 year-old woman from Paraíba State (North-Eastern Brazil) that presented severe involvement of ocular globes, ears and meninges. Diagnosis was established after enucleation of her left eye, when adult worms were seen in the midst of ...
Renata T.R. Aquino, Maria E.R. Magliari, José Vital Filho, Maria A.L.G. Silva, Carlos A. da Conceição Lima, Antonio J. Rocha, Carlos J. Silva, Jonathan A. Rewin, Tatiana R. Nahas, Pedro Paulo Chieffi   +9 more
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First record of Lagochilascaris minor (Nematoda: Ascarididae) in Leopardus geoffroyi (Carnivora: Felidae) in Brazil [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2019
Lagochilascariasis is a parasitic disease caused by nematodes of the genus Lagochilascaris. These parasites occur in the neotropical region and their definitive hosts are wild animals, domestic dogs and felids and, accidentally, humans.
Maira Aparecida Christello Trindade, Márcia Raquel Pegoraro de Macedo, César Jaeger Drehmer, Gertrud Muller   +3 more
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Lagochilascariasis humana en Venezuela: descripción de un caso fatal

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1987
Lagochilascaris minor Leiper, 1909, puede producir lesiones graves, con invasión de músculo, hueso, ojo, oido medio, pulmones o cerebro. En este trabajo se comunica uri caso de lagochilascariasis en unajóvem de 17anos venezolana, que desarrolló signos de
R Orihuela, C Botto, O Delgado, A Ortiz, JA Suarez, C Arguello   +5 more
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Parasitic diseases of the central nervous system: lessons for clinicians and policy makers. [PDF]

Expert Rev Neurother, 2016
Parasitic diseases of the central nervous system are associated with high mortality and morbidity, especially in resource-limited settings. The burden of these diseases is amplified as survivors are often left with neurologic sequelae affecting mobility,
Carpio A, Romo ML, Parkhouse RM, Short B, Dua T.   +4 more
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Lagochilascariasis in cats (Felis catus domesticus) in southern Brazil. [PDF]

J Feline Med Surg, 2014
Lagochilascariasis, a parasitic disease little known in Brazil, is caused by an ascarid nematode that has a peculiar life cycle, with a predilection site for the cervical region in the final hosts: humans, cats and dogs.
Fehlberg MF, da Silva DS, Langone PQ, da Silva MA, Pesenti TC, Mascarenhas CS, Gomes SN, Gallina T, Mendes Mde M, de Macedo MR, Bernardon FF, Berne ME, Müller G.   +12 more
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