[Mansonella perstans isolated on aspiration puncture of a salivary gland]. / Mansonella perstans aislada en una punción-aspiración de glándula salival.
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp
; 59(3): 145-7, 2008 Mar.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18364209
ABSTRACT
Chronic parasitosis due to nematode worms (filariae) in tissue are very common in tropical ecosystems; their larvae (microfilariae) have been isolated in lymph vessels, skin, and blood. The case reported here is of a Nigerian patient suffering severe renal failure and admitted owing to the presence of a right submandibular gland abscess. In the FNAP, the presence of a Mansonella perstans microfilaria was identified. Post-surgery examination of pathology samples from the gland reported an acute inflammatory infiltrate including abundant eosinophils and microfilariae. There are some reports in the literature of haematic or lymphatic microfilariae, especially in epithelial or glandular tissues, and, as in this case, in inflammatory or malignant conditions. Both ivermectin and mebendazol are used for treatment; the scant pathogenicity of the genus Mansonella should, however, lead to an individualized decision.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças da Glândula Submandibular
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Abscesso
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Mansonella
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha