Syngamosis: two new Brazilian cases and evidence of a possible pulmonary cycle.
Cases of syngamosis due to Mammomanogamus laryngeus are reported, with a discussion of diagnostic aspects. A pulmonary cycle for M. laryngeus is proposed, suggested by the appearance of a transient area of homogeneous consolidation of the lung, detected by X-ray.
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Instituto de Pesquisas Biológicas, Secretaria de Saude e do Meio Ambiente, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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LM
Camargo
J J
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Andre-Alves
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MR
Palombini
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006376:Helminths / Q000502:physiology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*