Abstract:
:A clinical case of cerebral infection by parenchymal racemose cysticercus, diagnosed by means of morphological characteristics in a patient of Valdivia city is described. The rare frequency of parenchymal location of racemose cysticercus as well as its differential diagnosis with other larval stages of cestodes that develop in the brain and its treatment are discussed.
journal_name
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulojournal_title
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Pauloauthors
Ortega E,Torres Pdoi
10.1590/s0036-46651991000300011subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-05-01 00:00:00pages
227-31issue
3eissn
0036-4665issn
1678-9946journal_volume
33pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Erythromycin, a reversal agent in multidrug-resistant cancer, was assayed in chloroquine resistance modulation. The in vitro microtechnique for drug susceptibility was employed using two freshly isolates of Plasmodium falciparum from North of Brazil. The antimalarial effect of the drug was confirmed, with an IC50 esti...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46651999000400009
更新日期:1999-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Infrapopliteal mycotic aneurysm resulting from endocarditis is rare, with only a few reported cases. We describe the case of a 28-year-old male patient who was suffering with pain and edema in the right leg. The ultrasound revealed an aneurysm of the right tibioperoneal trunk and a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The pati...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652012000300010
更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study examined the association between oral candidiasis in elderly users and nonusers of prosthesis and its predisposing factors. To this end, we performed a cross-sectional study where saliva samples from 48 patients were collected they used prosthesis and 43 patients (control group) who did not use. Among the 9...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/S1678-9946201658017
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Toxoplasmosis is frequently acquired through the oral route by the ingestion of cysts or oocysts of Toxoplasma gondii. Once ingested, the parasites penetrate the intestinal epithelial cells and rapidly disseminate to all organs in the host. During T. gondii infection, the intestinal microbiota plays an important role ...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/S1678-9946201658026
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This work aimed to assess pathogenic potential and clonal relatedness of Aeromonas sp. and Vibrio cholerae isolates recovered during a diarrhea outbreak in Brazil. Clinical and environmental isolates were investigated for the presence of known pathogenic genes and clonal relatedness was assessed by intergenic spacer r...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652012000600001
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune disease characterized by blistering of the skin and mucosa, which develops due to the interaction between predisposing genetic and environmental factors. Infections caused by members of the Herpesviridae family have been suggested as a possible triggering factor for P...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652011000200010
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cryo-microtome sections of larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis and S. ratti respectively obtained from human and rat feces cultures, were used as antigens. Fluoresceinate conjugates against human IgG were employed at the ideal titer of 10 for S. stercoralis and 100 for S. ratti. The sensitivity of the indirect immunof...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46651997000600001
更新日期:1997-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cranial CT scans of eleven immunocompetent children with central nervous system (CNS) infection due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii were retrospectively reviewed. These children had an average age of 8.8 years and positive culture for C. n. var. gattii in cerebrospinal fluid. The most common signs and symptoms ...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652002000500010
更新日期:2002-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 39-year old male patient was admitted to the University Hospital of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão, Preto with signs and symptoms of sudden dyspnea, generalized myalgia and behavioral disorders. The initial suspicion was alcohol abstinence syndrome and the patient was referred for psychiatric and neurologic car...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46651997000300010
更新日期:1997-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Candidemia is a significant cause of bloodstream infections (BSI) in nosocomial settings. The identification of species can potentially improve the quality of care and decrease human mortality. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) was evaluated for Candida albicans detection using culture suspensions containing C. albicans , spike...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/S1678-9946202062009
更新日期:2020-02-07 00:00:00
abstract::Opportunistic diseases in HIV-infected patients have changed since the introduction of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART). This study aims at evaluating the frequency of associated diseases in patients with AIDS admitted to an university hospital of Brazil, before and after HAART. The medical records of 342...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652003000200003
更新日期:2003-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::In 2018, Bhutan reported 54 cases of malaria, of which six were indigenous, 14 introduced and 34 imported. Considering the continuous reduction in the number of indigenous cases, Bhutan plans to eliminate malaria by 2025 under the Bhutan Malaria Elimination Strategy. The study was conducted to assess the presence of a...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/S1678-9946201961052
更新日期:2019-09-12 00:00:00
abstract::A panoramic sight of epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies, referring to Loxosceles laeta and loxoscelism, carried out in 1955-1988, in Santiago, Chile is presented. Two-hundred and sixteen cases of loxoscelism were studied. The most relevant features were: 84.3% corresponded to cutaneous loxoscelism (CL)...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46651989000600007
更新日期:1989-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::A significant number of Brazilian gestational-age women are still not tested for HIV, representing a high risk of transmission to their newborns. The current study sought to identify the number of pregnant women with no previous testing or undocumented for HIV referred to the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department of a ...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652009000500007
更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Mato Grosso do Sul State (MS) has the second-largest indigenous population and the highest incidence rates of TB among indigenous people in Brazil. However, little is known about the risk factors associated with active TB in indigenous people in the region, especially regarding socioeconomic factors. The aim of th...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/S1678-9946201860063
更新日期:2018-10-25 00:00:00
abstract::Giardia intestinalis infection is prevalent throughout the world and widely distributed in developing countries. In general, children display serious consequences to their state of health, including slow height-weight development; therefore, the main aim of this study was to determine the association between Giardia i...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652009000300006
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The aim of this research was to evaluate the prevalence of Staphylococcus spp. and S. aureus in the odontological clinic environment (air), their production of beta-lactamase and antibacterial susceptibility to the major antibiotics utilized in medical particle. During 12 months of samples collect were isolated 9775 C...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652005000100004
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A retrospective study was conducted in nine patients with rabies admitted to a hospital of Fortaleza, Brazil. Autopsy was performed in all cases. The ages ranged from three to 81 years and six were males. They all were bitten by dogs. The time between the accident and the hospital admission ranged from 20 to 120 days ...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652005000600002
更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Chromoblastomycosis (CR) is a subcutaneous chronic mycosis characterized by a granulomatous inflammatory response. However, little is known regarding the pattern of leukocyte subsets in CR and the pathways involved in their recruitment. The objective of this study was to assess the cellular subsets, chemokine, chemoki...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652007000100009
更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Leptospirosis is a globally distributed zoonosis with a broad clinical spectrum. This disease mostly affects liver and kidney tissues. Other organs such as the pancreas, can be affected by leptospirosis-induced vasculitis. In addition, cardiac manifestations are common, and the presence of transient ECG abnormalities ...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type:
doi:10.1590/S1678-9946201961063
更新日期:2019-12-20 00:00:00
abstract:UNLABELLED:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an important type of cancer etiologically related to some viruses, chemical carcinogens and other host or environmental factors associated to chronic liver injury in humans. The tumor suppressor gene p53 is mutated in highly variable levels (0-52%) of HCC in different countr...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652004000100005
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 25-year-old male without prior co-morbidities was admitted to hospital with Fusobacterium necrophorum bacteremia, where he was found to have liver and splenic abscesses. Further evaluation with echocardiography revealed a bicuspid aortic valve with severe insufficiency and a 1.68 x 0.86 cm vegetation. The patient re...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652011000300009
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Pleural effusions are rare events accompanying histoplasmosis, and in general they are associated with acute forms of the disease. It is described here a case of histoplasmoma associated with pleuritic pain and pleural effusion. ...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46651990000500012
更新日期:1990-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Two naturally infected dogs (male and female) from Teófilo Otoni (MG-Brazil) were maintained for 18 months in our laboratory. Two other dogs, two months old males were infected with 1 x 10(6) promastigotes of MHO/BR/70/BH46 Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi strain, endovenous route, and autopsied after 10 months and two...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46651989000300002
更新日期:1989-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Lutzomyia verrucarum (Townsend, 1913) (Diptera: Psychodidae); the natural vector of Bartonella bacilliformis, agent of human bartonellosis (peruvian verruga or Carrion's disease), is a native species of Peru; its geographic distribution occurrs between latitudes 5 degrees and 13 degrees 25' South: in the Occidental an...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46651993000600002
更新日期:1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Field collections of immatures and adults of Culicidae were carried out in the Rio Doce Valley, Espírito Santo State, aiming to increase knowledge on the anopheline species of that region. Considering all Culicidae species collected, among other anopheline it is noteworthy the presence of Anopheles darlingi, An. oswal...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652007000500009
更新日期:2007-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::M. hominis and U. urealyticum are the better-known mycoplasma species pathogenic to the human genitourinary tract, causing mainly urethritis, bacterial vaginosis and pregnancy complications. In HIV-infected patients, the prevalence and role of these species is still not well known. The aim of this work was to determin...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652000000400002
更新日期:2000-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::A total of 73 isolates (57 Enterobacter cloacae and 16 Enterobacter agglomerans), recovered during an outbreak of bacteremia in the Campinas area, São Paulo, Brazil, were studied. Of these isolates, 61 were from parenteral nutrition solutions, 9 from blood cultures, 2 from a sealed bottle of parenteral nutrition solut...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652000000100001
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a parasitic disease caused by Angiostrongylus costaricensis, a metastrongylid nematode with wide geographic distribution, occurring from the United States to Argentina. In Brazil, the disease has been reported from the States of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Fede...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46651995000400016
更新日期:1995-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Two cases of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) caused by Listeria monocytogenes in cirrhotic patients are reported. In one of the cases, the microorganism was isolated from pleural effusion and ascites. SBP is a serious and common complication of patients with ascites caused by hepatic cirrhosis and the culture ...
journal_title:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-46652006000500010
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00