title: [Polycystic echinococcosis in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon: an update].
abstract: By means of epidemiological and clinical-laboratorial approaches was consolidated an update of polycystic echinococcosis in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon, period from 1962 to 2003, including unpublished cases and those already published. In that way, they were identified 40 cases of the disease in referred period, understanding cases coming from the States of Pará and Amapá, Brazil. The width of the ages went from 10 to 72 years and 47.5% belonged to the masculine sex. The liver was the attacked organ (82.5% of the cases). The Echinococcus vogeli (Rausch and Bernstein, 1972), comes as the main agent involved. Starting from the recognition of the importance and of the implications of the handling of the echinococcosis for the tropical area, it is believed that should happen an improvement of the diagnosis, appropriate treatment and of a better registration of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Evandro Chagas da Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde do Ministério da Saúde, Belém, PA. manoelsoares@iec.pa.gov.br
authors.forename: Manoel do Carmo Pereira
authors.initials: Mdo C
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Carlos Augusto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Moreira-Silva
authors.forename: Max Moreira
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Heloisa Marceliano
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Ivanete Abraçado do
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Amaral
authors.forename: Lizomar de Jesus Maués Pereira
authors.initials: Lde J
authors.lastname: Móia
authors.forename: Simone Regina Souza da Silva
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Conde
authors.forename: Fernanda Barbosa
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Rosângela
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodrigues-Silva
authors.forename: José Angelo Barletta
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Crescente
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged