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Schistosoma mansoni granulomas in the skeletal striated muscles in the murine model of neuroschistosomiasis: histological findings [PDF]

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2020
Schistosomiasis mansoni presents many clinical manifestations during migration of schistosomes in their hosts, including diarrhea, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, liver abscesses, skinlesions, brain tumors and myeloradiculopathy.
Thiago Andre Alves Fidelis, Geraldo Brasileiro-Filho, Patricia M Parreiras, Paulo Marcos Z Coelho, Neusa Araujo, Marco Vinicius Chaud, Denicezar Angelo Baldo, Nelson Brancaccio dos Santos, José Roberto Lambertucci   +8 more
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Seroepidemioplogy of schistosomiasis mansoni [PDF]

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1992
In population surveys in which the Schistosoma mansoni intensity of infection is low, or in localities where the schistosomiasis control program had success, the parasitologic methods lack in sensitivity. Despite of some limitations, the immunological methods are useful to provide valuable information in such field conditions.
Hoshino-Shimizu, S., Dias, L. C. S., Kanamura, H. Y., Silva, L. C., Glasser, C. M., Patucci, R. M. J.   +5 more
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Vulvar schistosomiasis mansoni [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008
: Prof. Jose Roberto Lambertucci. Faculdade de Medicina/UFMG. Avenida Alfredo Balena 190, 30130-100 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.Jose Roberto Lambertucci. Faculdade de Medicina/UFMG. Avenida Alfredo Balena 190, 30130-100 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.e-mail: lamber@uai.com.brRecebido para publicacao em 12/09/2008Aceito em 15/09 ...
José Roberto Lambertucci, Marina De Brot, Izabela Voieta   +2 more
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Effects of Water Source, Sanitation and Hygiene on the Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni among School Age Children in Jawe District, Northwest Ethiopia

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2020
Background: Intestinal schistosomiasis is a disease caused by infection with one of the blood flukes called Schistosoma mansoni. The distribution of Schistosoma mansoni infection is high in Sub-Saharan Africa due to water source, sanitation and hygiene ...
Tadesse HAILU, Wondemagegn MULU, Bayeh ABERA   +2 more
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Persistent Vulvar Itch Unresponsive to Treatment: A Case of Vulvar Schistosomiasis Caused by Schistosoma mansoni and a Brief Review of Literature

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background. Vulvar schistosomiasis is a female genital schistosomiasis (FGS), which occurs because of the damage caused by the presence of schistosome ova within the vulva. FGS is mostly misdiagnosed as a sexually transmitted infection.
Anthony Gyening-Yeboah, Solomon E. Quayson   +1 more
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Environmental Drivers and Potential Distribution of Schistosoma mansoni Endemic Areas in Ethiopia

Microorganisms, 2021
In Ethiopia, human schistosomiasis is caused by two species of schistosome, Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium, with the former being dominant in the country, causing infections of more than 5 million people and more than 37 million at risk of ...
Keerati Ponpetch, Berhanu Erko, Teshome Bekana, Tadesse Kebede, Di Tian, Yang Yang, Song Liang   +6 more
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The effects of subcurative praziquantel treatment on life-history traits and trade-offs in drug-resistant Schistosoma mansoni [PDF]

, 2016
Natural selection acts on all organisms, including parasites, to maximise reproductive fitness. Drug resistance traits are often associated with life-history costs in the absence of treatment.
Viana, Mafalda, Faust, Christina L., Haydon, Dan T., Webster, Joanne P., Lamberton, Poppy H.L.   +4 more
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Pulmonary involvement in Schistosomiasis mansoni [PDF]

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1987
The post-treatment pulmonary alterations were evaluated in patients (Study 1) and in mice (Study 2) infected with Schistosoma mansoni. Study 1: the patients were examined pre and post-treatment (with ora oxamniquine) and the following exams were performed: sputum for eosinophils and chest x-ray.
Greco, Dirceu B., Pedroso, Enio R. P., Lambertucci, J. R., Rocha, Manoel O. C., Coelho, Paulo Marcos Z., Raso, Pedro, Ferreira, Cid S.   +6 more
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Pseudothrombocytopenia in schistosomiasis mansoni [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2011
We wish to communicate the case of a young patient with schistosomiasis mansoni and pseudothrombocytopenia. Failure to recognize pseudothrombocytopenia (PTCP) leads to unnecessary diagnostic tests, unnecessary therapies such as steroid administration and splenectomy, delay in treatment and unwarranted exposure to transfusion-related complications ...
Lambertucci, José Roberto, Duani, Helena, Prata, Pedro Henrique, Voieta, Izabela   +3 more
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Esquistossomose mansônica em vesícula seminal Schistosomiasis mansoni in the seminal vesicle

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2007
Em regiões endêmicas, a esquistossomose mansônica é responsável por uma alta taxa de morbimortalidade por doenças associadas à infestação do sistema hepático. O acometimento genital pela schistosomiasis mansoni é raro.
Eduardo José Andrade Lopes, Carlos Eduardo R. de Almeida, Modesto Jacobino   +2 more
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