Clinical and laboratorial evaluation of urinary schistosomiasis in Brazilians after staying in Mozambique Avaliação clínica e laboratorial de esquistossomose urinária em brasileiros após permanência em Moçambique
We examined 87 Brazilian individuals of a group of 132 that, on July and November 1994, participated in a peace mission in Mozambique. They served in an endemic area for haematobic schistosomiasis, where they swum in Licungo river during leisure time. Their arithmetic mean age was 31 year and all of...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6869fdbbe18841a5acd0f49eb77dd040 2023-05-15T15:17:09+02:00 Clinical and laboratorial evaluation of urinary schistosomiasis in Brazilians after staying in Mozambique Avaliação clínica e laboratorial de esquistossomose urinária em brasileiros após permanência em Moçambique Iran Mendonça da Silva Victor Tsang John Noh Luis Rey Maria José Conceição 2006-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822006000300009 https://doaj.org/article/6869fdbbe18841a5acd0f49eb77dd040 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822006000300009 https://doaj.org/toc/0037-8682 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 doi:10.1590/S0037-86822006000300009 0037-8682 1678-9849 https://doaj.org/article/6869fdbbe18841a5acd0f49eb77dd040 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 39, Iss 3, Pp 272-274 (2006) Esquistossomose Enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot assay Brasileiros Moçambique Schistosomiasis Brazilians Mozambique Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2006 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822006000300009 2022-12-30T21:26:57Z We examined 87 Brazilian individuals of a group of 132 that, on July and November 1994, participated in a peace mission in Mozambique. They served in an endemic area for haematobic schistosomiasis, where they swum in Licungo river during leisure time. Their arithmetic mean age was 31 year and all of them were male. Their urine test showed that 30 (34.5%) eliminated S. haematobium eggs and 55 (63.2%) presented positive serology by the enzime-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot test with purified microsomal antigen of S. haematobium adult worms. Eosinophilia was found in 30 (34.5%), haematuria in 26 (29.9%), dysuria in 32 (36.8%) and lombar pain in 36 (41.4%). All of those that eliminated eggs through urine had positive serology. Among the 25 patients with positive serology and without S. haematobium eggs in the urine test, 13 were symptomatic and 12 assymptomatic. The treatment with praziquantel for the 30 patients, with urine positive to S. haematobium eggs, presented 70% of parasitological cure. Nós examinamos 87 brasileiros de um grupo de 132 que, entre julho e novembro de 1994, participaram de um missão de paz em Moçambique. Eles serviram em uma área endêmica de esquistossomose haematóbica e nadaram no rio Licungo em períodos de lazer. A idade aritmética deles era 31 anos e todos eram do gênero masculino. O exame de urina revelou que 30 (34,5%) eliminavam ovos de S. haematobium e 55 (63,2%) tinham sorologia positiva pelo teste enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot com antígeno microsomal purificado de vermes adultos de S. haematobium. Eosinofilia foi encontrada em 30 (34,5%), haematuria em 26(29,9%), disúria em 32(36,8%) e dor lombar em 36(41,4%). Todos que eliminavam ovos pela urina tiveram sorologia positiva. Entre os 25 pacientes com sorologia positiva e sem ovos de S. haematobium no exame de urina, 13 eram sintomáticos e 12 assintomáticos. O tratamento pelo Prazinquantel nos 30 pacientes com urina positiva para ovos de S. haematobium apresentou 70% de cura parasitológica. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 39 3 272 274 |
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We examined 87 Brazilian individuals of a group of 132 that, on July and November 1994, participated in a peace mission in Mozambique. They served in an endemic area for haematobic schistosomiasis, where they swum in Licungo river during leisure time. Their arithmetic mean age was 31 year and all of them were male. Their urine test showed that 30 (34.5%) eliminated S. haematobium eggs and 55 (63.2%) presented positive serology by the enzime-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot test with purified microsomal antigen of S. haematobium adult worms. Eosinophilia was found in 30 (34.5%), haematuria in 26 (29.9%), dysuria in 32 (36.8%) and lombar pain in 36 (41.4%). All of those that eliminated eggs through urine had positive serology. Among the 25 patients with positive serology and without S. haematobium eggs in the urine test, 13 were symptomatic and 12 assymptomatic. The treatment with praziquantel for the 30 patients, with urine positive to S. haematobium eggs, presented 70% of parasitological cure. Nós examinamos 87 brasileiros de um grupo de 132 que, entre julho e novembro de 1994, participaram de um missão de paz em Moçambique. Eles serviram em uma área endêmica de esquistossomose haematóbica e nadaram no rio Licungo em períodos de lazer. A idade aritmética deles era 31 anos e todos eram do gênero masculino. O exame de urina revelou que 30 (34,5%) eliminavam ovos de S. haematobium e 55 (63,2%) tinham sorologia positiva pelo teste enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot com antígeno microsomal purificado de vermes adultos de S. haematobium. Eosinofilia foi encontrada em 30 (34,5%), haematuria em 26(29,9%), disúria em 32(36,8%) e dor lombar em 36(41,4%). Todos que eliminavam ovos pela urina tiveram sorologia positiva. Entre os 25 pacientes com sorologia positiva e sem ovos de S. haematobium no exame de urina, 13 eram sintomáticos e 12 assintomáticos. O tratamento pelo Prazinquantel nos 30 pacientes com urina positiva para ovos de S. haematobium apresentou 70% de cura parasitológica. |
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Clinical and laboratorial evaluation of urinary schistosomiasis in Brazilians after staying in Mozambique Avaliação clínica e laboratorial de esquistossomose urinária em brasileiros após permanência em Moçambique |
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Clinical and laboratorial evaluation of urinary schistosomiasis in Brazilians after staying in Mozambique Avaliação clínica e laboratorial de esquistossomose urinária em brasileiros após permanência em Moçambique |
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Clinical and laboratorial evaluation of urinary schistosomiasis in Brazilians after staying in Mozambique Avaliação clínica e laboratorial de esquistossomose urinária em brasileiros após permanência em Moçambique |
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Clinical and laboratorial evaluation of urinary schistosomiasis in Brazilians after staying in Mozambique Avaliação clínica e laboratorial de esquistossomose urinária em brasileiros após permanência em Moçambique |
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Clinical and laboratorial evaluation of urinary schistosomiasis in Brazilians after staying in Mozambique Avaliação clínica e laboratorial de esquistossomose urinária em brasileiros após permanência em Moçambique |
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clinical and laboratorial evaluation of urinary schistosomiasis in brazilians after staying in mozambique avaliação clínica e laboratorial de esquistossomose urinária em brasileiros após permanência em moçambique |
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