[PDF] Top 20 Clinical and laboratory evaluation of schistosomiasis mansoni patients in Brazilian endemic areas

... total of 60% of the territory of Alagoas (AL) is considered endemic for the occurrence of schistosomiasis and the classification of clinical forms of ... See full document

... sensitivity and the ability to diagnose schistosomiasis in a very early phase after infection have indicated the detection of IgM antibodies to Schistosoma mansoni gut antigens by the ... See full document

... knowledge of liver fibrosis pathophysiol- ogy (Grimaud 1987, Friedman 1993), allied to advances in laboratory methods for quantification in body fluids, led to the identification of ... See full document

... fibrosis in patients with severe disease, with higher sensitivity than other methods alone such as measurement of the periportal space for ...value of a comprehen- sive assessment of SM ... See full document

... that of Brejo do Espírito Santo, which data are in phase of publishing, in collaboration with Raiza Ruiz ...established in the area was the education for health with the support ... See full document

... Patients and sera: After informed consent, 17 chronically schistosome-infected male and female patients ranging in age from 17 to 77 years (mean age = 33), with either the intestinal or ... See full document

... Schistosomiasis mansoni is endemic in northeast Brazil, mainly in rural areas of ...new areas, for example the vacation island of Itamaracá, 50 km to the ... See full document

... Schistosoma mansoni infection in rural areas. However, the utility of this method is severely limited by the day-to-day variability in host egg excretion in the ...stool. ... See full document

... circulation of arboviruses transmitted by vectors, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, is concerning due to the high morbidity rates, clinical complications, and increased demand on health ... See full document

... palpation and ultrasound findings among patients from an endemic area for schistosomiasis in Brazil who had been followed up for 27 years were ...Methods: In 2004, 411 ... See full document

... In endemic areas with low prevalence and low intensity of infection, the diagnosis of hepatic pathology due to the Schistosoma mansoni infection is very ...difficult. ... See full document

... made and 693 indi- viduals of Queixadinha (92.8% of the total popu- lation (mean age ...males) and 515 individuals of Capão (95.9% of the total population, mean age ...underwent ... See full document

... a laboratory method recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (BMH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) as the gold standard for the diagnosis of human infection by ... See full document

... AP and JRL, in an indepen- dent ...compared and when any difference existed, the examiners searched for a consensus, in order to create only one register for each ...signs, and ... See full document

... 31 patients had complete clinical examinations that included clinical history and physical examination, followed by laboratory evaluation that included Kato-Katz stool ... See full document

... oxammiquine and praziquantel, and, as they could be used in one single dose, with high levels of parasitological cure and low toxicity, they were considered an important step not only ... See full document

... occurrence of 17 cases of acute schistosomiasis in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, ...bath in a swimming pool of a holiday resort ... See full document

... identiication of the disease and timely treatment of S. mansoni infected patients are the main measures in reducing the disease morbidity and ...forms of the ... See full document

... use of ultrasound in everyday life, the authors noticed that other diseases shared some char- acteristics of the schistosomal ...degree of periportal thickening in the hilum, like ... See full document

... applied in our laboratory for the detection of measles RNA, present in peripheral blood lymphocytes, and urine sediment collected from two patients from whom these samples were ... See full document