Polycystic hydatid disease in Brazil: report of five new human cases and a short review of other published observations

This paper describes five additional Brazilian human cases of polycystic hydatid disease due to Echinococcus vogeli, reviews the previous cases reported in Brazil, including one report of E. oligarthus (20 in total), and some epidemiological aspects of this disease which is no longer a curiosity but...

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Main Authors: A. D'Alessandro, M.A.P. Moraes, A.N. Raick
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1996
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c5dc1191a1544dc39e40a37f050a63af 2023-05-15T15:06:20+02:00 Polycystic hydatid disease in Brazil: report of five new human cases and a short review of other published observations A. D'Alessandro M.A.P. Moraes A.N. Raick 1996-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/c5dc1191a1544dc39e40a37f050a63af EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821996000300001 https://doaj.org/toc/0037-8682 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 0037-8682 1678-9849 https://doaj.org/article/c5dc1191a1544dc39e40a37f050a63af Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 29, Iss 3, Pp 219-228 (1996) Doença hidática policística Echinococcus vogeli Brasil Polycystic hydatid disease Brazil Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 1996 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T02:55:27Z This paper describes five additional Brazilian human cases of polycystic hydatid disease due to Echinococcus vogeli, reviews the previous cases reported in Brazil, including one report of E. oligarthus (20 in total), and some epidemiological aspects of this disease which is no longer a curiosity but rather a problem that is not medically easy to handle. Its presence should be expected in any rural area of the New World where humans have not eliminated wild felids/canids, bush dogs, pacas, agoutis and other wild rodents. Este trabalho descreve cinco novos casos humanos brasileiros de doença hidática policística, causada por Echinococcus vogeli e faz uma revisão de casos anteriores relatados no Brasil, incluindo um relato sobre E. oligarthrus (num total de 20) e alguns aspectos epidemiológicos desta doença, que já não é mais uma curiosidade mas, sem dúvida, um problema de difícil manejo do ponto de vista médico. Sua presença pode ocorrer em todas as áreas rurais do Novo Mundo, onde o homem ainda não eleminou os felinos e caninos selvagens, cachorro do mato, paca, cutia e outros roedores selvagens. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic
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topic Doença hidática policística
Echinococcus vogeli
Brasil
Polycystic hydatid disease
Brazil
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
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Echinococcus vogeli
Brasil
Polycystic hydatid disease
Brazil
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
A. D'Alessandro
M.A.P. Moraes
A.N. Raick
Polycystic hydatid disease in Brazil: report of five new human cases and a short review of other published observations
topic_facet Doença hidática policística
Echinococcus vogeli
Brasil
Polycystic hydatid disease
Brazil
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
description This paper describes five additional Brazilian human cases of polycystic hydatid disease due to Echinococcus vogeli, reviews the previous cases reported in Brazil, including one report of E. oligarthus (20 in total), and some epidemiological aspects of this disease which is no longer a curiosity but rather a problem that is not medically easy to handle. Its presence should be expected in any rural area of the New World where humans have not eliminated wild felids/canids, bush dogs, pacas, agoutis and other wild rodents. Este trabalho descreve cinco novos casos humanos brasileiros de doença hidática policística, causada por Echinococcus vogeli e faz uma revisão de casos anteriores relatados no Brasil, incluindo um relato sobre E. oligarthrus (num total de 20) e alguns aspectos epidemiológicos desta doença, que já não é mais uma curiosidade mas, sem dúvida, um problema de difícil manejo do ponto de vista médico. Sua presença pode ocorrer em todas as áreas rurais do Novo Mundo, onde o homem ainda não eleminou os felinos e caninos selvagens, cachorro do mato, paca, cutia e outros roedores selvagens.
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author A. D'Alessandro
M.A.P. Moraes
A.N. Raick
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title Polycystic hydatid disease in Brazil: report of five new human cases and a short review of other published observations
title_short Polycystic hydatid disease in Brazil: report of five new human cases and a short review of other published observations
title_full Polycystic hydatid disease in Brazil: report of five new human cases and a short review of other published observations
title_fullStr Polycystic hydatid disease in Brazil: report of five new human cases and a short review of other published observations
title_full_unstemmed Polycystic hydatid disease in Brazil: report of five new human cases and a short review of other published observations
title_sort polycystic hydatid disease in brazil: report of five new human cases and a short review of other published observations
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
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