| Lagochilascariasis leading to severe involvement of ocular globes, ears and meninges. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19082379 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A case report of a 31 year-old woman from Paraíba State (North-Eastern Brazil) that presented severe involvement of ocular globes, ears and meninges. Diagnosis was established after enucleation of her left eye, when adult worms were seen in the midst of a granulomatous inflammatory process. Her response to the initial treatment with levamisole and cambendazole was good, but there was a relapse after the fifth month of treatment even with maintenance doses of both medications. She later received ivermectin and albendazol and responded well. |
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Authors:
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Renata T R Aquino; Maria E R Magliari; José Vital Filho; Maria A L G Silva; Carlos A da Conceição Lima; Antonio J Rocha; Carlos J Silva; Jonathan A Rewin; Tatiana R Nahas; Pedro Paulo Chieffi |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Volume: 50 ISSN: 1678-9946 ISO Abbreviation: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Sao Paulo Publication Date: 2008 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-12-16 Completed Date: 2009-04-08 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7507484 Medline TA: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Country: Brazil |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 355-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. renata_aquino@uol.com.br |
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Adult Animals Antiparasitic Agents / therapeutic use Ascaridida Infections / diagnosis, parasitology*, therapy Ascaridoidea / classification, isolation & purification* Eye Enucleation Eye Infections, Parasitic / diagnosis, parasitology*, therapy Female Hearing Loss, Unilateral / parasitology* Humans Meninges / parasitology* Severity of Illness Index |
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0/Antiparasitic Agents |
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