Ectopic schistosomiasis: description of five cases involving skin, one ovarian case and one adrenal case


Autoria(s): Poderoso,Wendell Luiz Santos; Santana,Wagner Barreto de; Costa,Emerson Ferreira da; Cipolotti,Rosana; Fakhouri,Ricardo
Data(s)

01/12/2008

Resumo

Seven cases of patients with ectopic schistosomiasis from the State of Sergipe, Brazil, are presented (five involving skin, one ovarian and one adrenal). Data were collected from surveying the clinical records and anatomopathological reports in the files of the dermatology and pathology clinics of the University Hospital of the Federal University of Sergipe, from 1995 to 2005. The patients' mean age at diagnosis was 21.1 years. In the dermatological cases, full cures were achieved after treatment with oxamniquine. In the ovarian case, there was an association with embryonic carcinoma: this patient underwent surgery with adjuvant chemotherapy and praziquantel treatment, with satisfactory evolution. The adrenal case was associated with adenoma.

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en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.41 n.6 2008

Palavras-Chave #Ectopic schistosomiasis #Schistosoma mansoni #Ovary #Adrenal #Skin
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journal article