Pathogenic aspects of pyogenic liver abscess associated with experimental schistosomiasis.

Teixeira, Raffaella Bertoni Cavalcanti; Coelho, Paulo Marcos Zech; Filho, Geraldo Brasileiro; Azevedo, Geraldo Magela de; Serufo, José Carlos; Pfeilsticker, Francis Jardim; Abreu, F; Costa, Clarissa Prazeres da; Cecilia, G D Santa; Lambertucci, José Roberto

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2001.64.298

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“…17,18 Other investigators have reported a relationship between S. mansoni infection and pyogenic liver abscesses caused by S. aureus in experimentally infected mice and in humans. 19,20 These findings may also relate pelvic abscesses and shistosomiasis in our patient.…”

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Rectal Perforation Caused by Schistosoma haematobium

Camuset

Abou-Bakar²,

Lucescu³

et al. 2009

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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A 31-year-old woman from Cameroon was admitted to the University of Strasbourg Hospital in December 2007 with pelvic pain and fever that developed over three days. Her condition rapidly worsened and she underwent emergency exploratory celioscopy. Surgeons found peritoneal and retrouterine abscesses. The high rectum had a 4-cm perforation with infiltrated, friable, and irregular edges. A biopsy specimen of this pseudotumoral specimen showed many Schistosoma haematobium eggs with an inflammatory reaction surrounding the eggs. The patient was treated with praziquantel (40 mg/kg/day) for 5 days and a 4-week course of antibiotic therapy. Her progress was good and digestive continuity surgery was performed four months later. Schistosomiasis frequently involves rectal mucosa, but perforation is unusual. Our review of the literature found only two cases of colon perforation associated with S. mansoni infection. To our knowledge, this is the first case of rectal perforation caused by S. haematobium described in the literature.

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confidence: 55%

Rectal Perforation Caused by Schistosoma haematobium

Camuset

Abou-Bakar²,

Lucescu³

et al. 2009

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…The relationship of schistosomiasis and hepatic pyogenic abscess has been well documented in medical literature from clinical (Lambertucci et al 1997(Lambertucci et al , 2001) and experimental studies (Teixeira et al 2001) with Staphylococcus aureus as the main agent.…”

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“…Experimental studies of some strains have shown differences regarding the quantity of eggs in the phase of oviposition, infectivity, and pathogenicity and these factors are not worm-burden dependent (Teixeira et al 2001). When different results are obtained in experimentals with S. mansoni, these discrepancies are usually attributed to difference in the parasite strain used.…”

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Histopathological study of Schistosoma mansoni infection in the murine model using the PC (Pará) and LILA (Maranhão) strains

Lopes

Santos

Souza

et al. 2006

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

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Experimental models of Schistosoma mansoni infections in mammals have contributed greatly in understanding the pathology and pathogenesis of human infection. The absence of earlier reviews regarding specific strains of the Amazon region prompted research, which the main objective was to describe histopathological lesions in different phases of schistosomiasis in a murine model using PC (Pará) and LILA (Maranhão) S. mansoni strains. One hundred and eighty young female albino swiss mice (Mus musculus) were used and were randomly divided into five groups and controls), according to the number of cercariae injected and the strain adopted. Animals were sacrificed in predetermined periods (35, 56, 112, 156, and 180 days) in an attempt to follow the evolution of the disease in the histological sections of their tissues at different phases of infection. Our findings were compatible with the data already described by others authors using different strains of S. mansoni, making it possible to identify some peculiarities, which are discussed in this work. In conclusion, the strains of parasite used did not modify the histopathological findings in the tissues of infected mice in any significant way when compared with the results of other studies using different strains.

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“…The association between pyogenic abscesses caused by Staphylococcus aureus and worm infection has been described (Lambertucci et al 1990, 2001, Teixeira et al 2001a,b, Pinilla et al 2001. Lambertucci et al (1998) and Rayes et al (2000) also found an association between tropical pyomyositis and infection by Toxocara canis.…”

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