Characterisation of ocular involvement in an experimental model of neuroschistosomiasis mansoni
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 114: e190029, 2019. graf
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ABSTRACT
The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 listed schistosomiasis among the leading 100 causes of death in Brazil, responsible for 3.6% of the estimated total of deaths globally. Eye and adnexa are very rarely affected by schistosomiasis mansoni, with limited documentation of ocular pathology in this setting. This short communication reports ocular histolopathological findings in a murine model of neuroschistosomiasis mansoni. Lesions were found in the bulbar conjunctiva, lacrimal gland, choroid and corneoscleral limbus.
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Основная тема:
Schistosomiasis mansoni
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Eye Infections, Parasitic
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Neuroschistosomiasis
Тип исследования:
Prognostic_studies
Пределы темы:
Animals
Страна как тема:
America do sul
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Brasil
Язык:
En
Журнал:
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz (Online)
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Impresso)
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Proceedings of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Тематика журнала:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Год:
2019
Тип:
Article