Acute Schistosomiasis in Brazilian Traveler: The Importance of Tourism in The Epidemiology of Neglected Parasitic Diseases
Parasitic infectious diseases acquired in tourist areas may pose a challenge to physicians and to travel medicine practitioners. Acute schistosomiasis may be seen in returning travelers and migrants after primary infection. This form of schistosomiasis is frequently misdiagnosed due to its temporal...
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| author | Diego Averaldo Guiguet Leal Regina Maura Bueno Franco Maria Francisca Neves Luciana Franceschi Simões Letícia Aparecida Duart Bastos Silmara Marques Allegretti Eliana Maria Zanotti-Magalhães Luiz Augusto Magalhães |
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| description | Parasitic infectious diseases acquired in tourist areas may pose a challenge to physicians and to travel medicine practitioners. Acute schistosomiasis may be seen in returning travelers and migrants after primary infection. This form of schistosomiasis is frequently misdiagnosed due to its temporal delay and its nonspecific presentation and might occur even in countries where the disease is endemic, such as in Brazil. The patient developed the acute phase of schistosomiasis with severe clinical manifestations. The quantitative analysis revealed the presence of 240 eggs per gram of stool. The treatment was administered with oxamniquine, and the control of cure of the patient was monitored and was favorable. The present paper aims to emphasize the importance of a detailed clinical history including information regarding travel history. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6a91ab0b53f144418619f3f7c865350e2025-02-03T05:54:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332012-01-01201210.1155/2012/650929650929Acute Schistosomiasis in Brazilian Traveler: The Importance of Tourism in The Epidemiology of Neglected Parasitic DiseasesDiego Averaldo Guiguet Leal0Regina Maura Bueno Franco1Maria Francisca Neves2Luciana Franceschi Simões3Letícia Aparecida Duart Bastos4Silmara Marques Allegretti5Eliana Maria Zanotti-Magalhães6Luiz Augusto Magalhães7Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Monteiro Lobato No. 255, P.O. Box 6109, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, BrazilDepartamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Monteiro Lobato No. 255, P.O. Box 6109, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, BrazilDepartamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Monteiro Lobato No. 255, P.O. Box 6109, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, BrazilDepartamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Monteiro Lobato No. 255, P.O. Box 6109, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, BrazilDepartamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Monteiro Lobato No. 255, P.O. Box 6109, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, BrazilDepartamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Monteiro Lobato No. 255, P.O. Box 6109, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, BrazilDepartamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Monteiro Lobato No. 255, P.O. Box 6109, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, BrazilDepartamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Monteiro Lobato No. 255, P.O. Box 6109, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, BrazilParasitic infectious diseases acquired in tourist areas may pose a challenge to physicians and to travel medicine practitioners. Acute schistosomiasis may be seen in returning travelers and migrants after primary infection. This form of schistosomiasis is frequently misdiagnosed due to its temporal delay and its nonspecific presentation and might occur even in countries where the disease is endemic, such as in Brazil. The patient developed the acute phase of schistosomiasis with severe clinical manifestations. The quantitative analysis revealed the presence of 240 eggs per gram of stool. The treatment was administered with oxamniquine, and the control of cure of the patient was monitored and was favorable. The present paper aims to emphasize the importance of a detailed clinical history including information regarding travel history.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/650929 |
| spellingShingle | Diego Averaldo Guiguet Leal Regina Maura Bueno Franco Maria Francisca Neves Luciana Franceschi Simões Letícia Aparecida Duart Bastos Silmara Marques Allegretti Eliana Maria Zanotti-Magalhães Luiz Augusto Magalhães Acute Schistosomiasis in Brazilian Traveler: The Importance of Tourism in The Epidemiology of Neglected Parasitic Diseases Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Acute Schistosomiasis in Brazilian Traveler: The Importance of Tourism in The Epidemiology of Neglected Parasitic Diseases |
| title_full | Acute Schistosomiasis in Brazilian Traveler: The Importance of Tourism in The Epidemiology of Neglected Parasitic Diseases |
| title_fullStr | Acute Schistosomiasis in Brazilian Traveler: The Importance of Tourism in The Epidemiology of Neglected Parasitic Diseases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Schistosomiasis in Brazilian Traveler: The Importance of Tourism in The Epidemiology of Neglected Parasitic Diseases |
| title_short | Acute Schistosomiasis in Brazilian Traveler: The Importance of Tourism in The Epidemiology of Neglected Parasitic Diseases |
| title_sort | acute schistosomiasis in brazilian traveler the importance of tourism in the epidemiology of neglected parasitic diseases |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/650929 |
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