title: [Abdominal angiostrongyloidiasis. 6 cases observed in Paraná and in Santa Catarina, Brazil].
abstract: The author presents a clinical and anatomopathologic study of six cases of abdominal angiostrongyloidiasis seen in the southeast part of the state of Paraná and western part of the state of Santa Catarina--Brazil. The importance of the disease, in our region is such that it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal conditions in children and adults. The number of cases in the last two years have increased probably related to the extensive use of pesticides on corps.
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000801:Angiostrongylus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Angiostrongiloidiase abdominal. seis casos observados no Paraná e em Santa Catarina, Brasil.