ECTOPIC CUTANEOUS SCHISTOSOMIASIS: REPORT OF TWO CASES AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Two cases of ectopic cutaneous schistosomiasis are described. Both patients presented with abdominal papular skin lesions, which on biopsy were found to contain granulomas with Schistosoma mansoni eggs. Twenty-five other cases were retrieved from the literature. Most patients were female, mean age 2...
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description | Two cases of ectopic cutaneous schistosomiasis are described. Both patients presented with abdominal papular skin lesions, which on biopsy were found to contain granulomas with Schistosoma mansoni eggs. Twenty-five other cases were retrieved from the literature. Most patients were female, mean age 24.9 year, with a predominance of the white race. The most common localization was anterior thorax and abdomen. Usually, the lesions were asymptomatic. In few cases, however, severe clinical syndromes due to the parasite coexisted, such as transverse myelitis or the acute-toxemic form of the disease. Intestinal infection was not frequently demonstrated in these patients. The importance of the recognition of these cutaneous lesions may rest on the opportunity to provide an etiological diagnosis in these difficult cases. Dois casos de esquistossomose cutânea ectópica são relatados. Ambos os pacientes apresentavam lesões papulares no abdômen que, ao exame histopatológico, mostraram presença de granulomas contendo ovos de Schistosoma mansoni. Vinte e cinco casos de esquistossomose cutânea ectópica foram encontrados descritos na literatura. A maioria dos pacientes era do sexo feminino, com idade média de 24,9 anos e predominância da raça branca. A localização mais comum foi o tórax anterior e abdômen. Freqüentemente, as lesões eram assintomáticas. Em alguns casos, no entanto, coexistiam alterações sistêmicas graves, relacionadas ao parasito, como mielite transversa e a forma aguda toxêmica da doença. Na maior parte dos casos, a infecção intestinal não pôde ser demonstrada. O reconhecimento destas lesões cutâneas pode ser importante por proporcionar oportunidade para um diagnostico etiológico nestes casos. |
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spelling | ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5cc632e97b0f42a988dd370dd9212f3a 2025-01-16T20:43:48+00:00 ECTOPIC CUTANEOUS SCHISTOSOMIASIS: REPORT OF TWO CASES AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE José de Souza ANDRADE FILHO Maria Sueli S. N. LOPES Antônio A. CORGOZINHO FILHO Gil P. M. PENA 1998-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651998000400009 https://doaj.org/article/5cc632e97b0f42a988dd370dd9212f3a EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651998000400009 https://doaj.org/toc/0036-4665 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 doi:10.1590/S0036-46651998000400009 0036-4665 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/5cc632e97b0f42a988dd370dd9212f3a Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 40, Iss 4, Pp -257 (1998) Schistosomiasis Skin diseases Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 1998 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651998000400009 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z Two cases of ectopic cutaneous schistosomiasis are described. Both patients presented with abdominal papular skin lesions, which on biopsy were found to contain granulomas with Schistosoma mansoni eggs. Twenty-five other cases were retrieved from the literature. Most patients were female, mean age 24.9 year, with a predominance of the white race. The most common localization was anterior thorax and abdomen. Usually, the lesions were asymptomatic. In few cases, however, severe clinical syndromes due to the parasite coexisted, such as transverse myelitis or the acute-toxemic form of the disease. Intestinal infection was not frequently demonstrated in these patients. The importance of the recognition of these cutaneous lesions may rest on the opportunity to provide an etiological diagnosis in these difficult cases. Dois casos de esquistossomose cutânea ectópica são relatados. Ambos os pacientes apresentavam lesões papulares no abdômen que, ao exame histopatológico, mostraram presença de granulomas contendo ovos de Schistosoma mansoni. Vinte e cinco casos de esquistossomose cutânea ectópica foram encontrados descritos na literatura. A maioria dos pacientes era do sexo feminino, com idade média de 24,9 anos e predominância da raça branca. A localização mais comum foi o tórax anterior e abdômen. Freqüentemente, as lesões eram assintomáticas. Em alguns casos, no entanto, coexistiam alterações sistêmicas graves, relacionadas ao parasito, como mielite transversa e a forma aguda toxêmica da doença. Na maior parte dos casos, a infecção intestinal não pôde ser demonstrada. O reconhecimento destas lesões cutâneas pode ser importante por proporcionar oportunidade para um diagnostico etiológico nestes casos. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Aguda ENVELOPE(-26.750,-26.750,-76.150,-76.150) Arctic Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 40 4 253 257 |
spellingShingle | Schistosomiasis Skin diseases Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 José de Souza ANDRADE FILHO Maria Sueli S. N. LOPES Antônio A. CORGOZINHO FILHO Gil P. M. PENA ECTOPIC CUTANEOUS SCHISTOSOMIASIS: REPORT OF TWO CASES AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE |
title | ECTOPIC CUTANEOUS SCHISTOSOMIASIS: REPORT OF TWO CASES AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE |
title_full | ECTOPIC CUTANEOUS SCHISTOSOMIASIS: REPORT OF TWO CASES AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE |
title_fullStr | ECTOPIC CUTANEOUS SCHISTOSOMIASIS: REPORT OF TWO CASES AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE |
title_full_unstemmed | ECTOPIC CUTANEOUS SCHISTOSOMIASIS: REPORT OF TWO CASES AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE |
title_short | ECTOPIC CUTANEOUS SCHISTOSOMIASIS: REPORT OF TWO CASES AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE |
title_sort | ectopic cutaneous schistosomiasis: report of two cases and a review of the literature |
topic | Schistosomiasis Skin diseases Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 |
topic_facet | Schistosomiasis Skin diseases Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 |
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