[Schistosoma-associated chronic septicemic salmonellosis: evolution of knowledge and immunopathogenic mechanisms].
Chronic septicemic salmonellosis is an individualized clinical entity characterized by prolonged fever with enlargement of the liver and spleen that occurs in Schistosoma-infected individuals who are coinfected with Salmonella. Several immunopathogenic mechanisms are involved, and they depend on the peculiarities of the interactions between Salmonella and various species of the genus Schistosoma. The modifications to the immune system that are caused by parasite infection are responsible for the evolution of the disease. In this review, we analyze the evolution of the knowledge on this entity and discuss the possible immuno-physiopathogenic mechanisms that contribute towards its development.
Laboratório de Imunologia Celular, Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF. mimjunqueira@unb.br
Maria Imaculada
MI
Muniz-Junqueira
Carlos Eduardo
CE
Tosta
Aluízio
A
Prata
D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology