Schistosomiasis mansoni is asssociated with pyogenic liver abscesses in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Teixeira, Rosângela; Pfeilsticker, Francis Jardim; Cecília, Giovanna D. C. Santa; Nobre, Vandack; Fonseca, Lúcia Porto; Serufo, José Carlos; Coelho, Paulo Marcos Zech; Lambertucci, José Roberto

doi:10.1590/s0074-02762001000900021

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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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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 60%

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 presence of granulomas produced by adult trematodes, their eggs or even their remnants in the liver portal triads act as foci for colonization of Staphylococcus species, which in the presence of staphylococcal bactermia might be implicated in the formation of pyogenic liver abscesses (Teixeira et al, 1996;Teixeira et al, 2001).…”

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Some parasitic and bacterial causes of liver affections in ruminants

El‐Dakhly

Hassan

Lotfy³

2008

Journal of Veterinary Medical Research

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In the present study, a total number of 1576 livers of ruminants, including cattle (924), sheep (487) and camels (165) were examined for detection of different pathogenic agents. Among those, a number of 58 cases (3.68 %) were infected with both parasites and bacteria. Out of this number, 3 cases only (0.19 %) were infected with bacterial species (Lactobacillus lactis lactis), 31 cases (1.97 %) were infected with parasitic stages only and a number of 24 cases (1.52 %) were co-infected with both bacteria and parasites. Among the bacterial isolates, 11 genera of bacterial species were found in 27 cases. The obtained results revealed that, all infected cases were cattle. The most prevalent isolate was Enterococcus species which present in 7 cases (25.92 %) among the totally bacterial infected cases, followed by 5 cases showed Staphylococci (18.52 %), then both genus Escherichia and genus Lactobacillus, each was found in 4 cases (14.81 %) and finally 7 genera including; Enterobacter, Micrococcus, Citrobacter, Aerococcus, Pseudomonas, Chrysomonas and Streptococcus; each was found in a single case with a percentage of 3.70 %. Concerning the parasitic affections, it has been found that Fasciola species was the most prevalent type of helminthes present in the infected livers. Among all infected livers, 40 cases (2.54 %) were infected with adult Fasciola gigantica (including 33 cattle and 7 sheep), followed by 8 cases of camels (0.51 %) infected with Hydatid cysts, then 4 cases of sheep (0.25 %) infected with Cysticercus tenuicollis and finally 3 cases of sheep (0.19 %) infected with both Fasciola gigantica and Cysticercus tenuicollis. The results revealed that, a considerable high number of co-infected animals {24 cases (41.38 %) among the totally infected animals} was existed and this reveals that the parasite facilitates the way to the secondary bacterial infection with the end results of hepatic tissue degeneration and necrosis. So, in abattoirs, great attention must be taken for appropriate evaluation of these pathogenic sources. 66BS. VET. MED. J. 5 TH SCI. CONF.

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“…An increasing number of hepatic abscesses is caused by the highly virulent methicillin-resistant Staphylococci/CA-MRSA, which can cause liver abscesses also in previously healthy adult individuals and in children. PLA caused by Staphylococcus aureus seems to be more common in patients with schistosomiasis (Teixeira et al 2001). An association between schistosomiasis and Salmonella infection is also well documented .…”

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confidence: 99%