Acute schistosomiasis: report on five singular cases.
The cases of five patients with unusual manifestations of acute schistosomiasis mansoni are described in this paper. One patient developed skin lesions, three displayed diverse lung involvement, and one presented pyogenic liver abscesses caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
Lambertucci
J R
JR
Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
Rayes
A A
AA
Barata
C H
CH
Teixeira
R
R
Gerspacher-Lara
R
R
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications