schistosomiasis/headache

BACKGROUND Schistosomiasis is common in many African regions and poses a risk for travelers and the local population. So far, schistosomiasis in travelers or expatriates returning from the Tanzanian bank of Lake Tanganyika has not been reported. METHODS We report a group of students who sought

BACKGROUND Schistosoma japonicum is the most widespread schistosoma in the world. Although gastrointestinal system involvement with S japonicum appears to be considerably common, cerebral schistosomiasis is not frequent. Cerebral schistosomiasis japonica intestinal and hepatosplenic involvement is

BACKGROUND Helminthic infections are highly endemic in Mozambique, due to limited access to healthcare and resources for disease prevention. Data on the subclinical prevalence of these diseases are scarce due to the fact that an immunological and imaging diagnosis is not often available in endemic

BACKGROUND Chronic hepatitis B virus and schistosomiasis are independently associated with significant mortality and morbidity worldwide. Despite much geographic overlap between these conditions and no reason why co-infection should not exist, we present what is, to the best of our knowledge, the

Clinical features in 173 white expatriates returning to Britain with the sole diagnosis of schistosomiasis were compared with those in non-infected control subjects, matched for age and sex, returning from similar endemic areas. Infection was, with one exception, acquired in Africa. Schistosoma

A double-blind placebo-controlled study of the concurrent administration of albendazole and praziquantel was conducted in>1500 children with high prevalences of geohelminths and schistosomiasis. The study sites were in China and the Philippines, including 2 strains of Schistosoma japonicum, and 2

2-Cyclohexylcarbonyl-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino [2,1-a]isoquinolin-4-one (praziquantel, EMBAY 8440, Biltricide) was administered to 78 patients aged from 6 to 18 years. They were divided into 3 groups, receiving single doses of 30 mg and 40 mg/kg b.w. and 2 doses of 20 mg/kg b.w. (at an

OBJECTIVE The objective of this work was to describe the epidemiology of schistosomiasis 10 years after mass administration of praziquantel began in Sotuba, Mali. RESULTS This observational cross-sectional survey in Sotuba, a periurban village in the Bamako district, took place from July to

The authors study the results of a treatment of 700 cases of bilharziasis seen in Paris and in two foci in Togo, by oxamniquine, oltipraz or praziquantel. The three drugs are well tolerated; only a few mild side-effects were reported such as discomfort, nausea, headaches (two cases of acrodynia with

Schistosomiasis is a tropical helminthic infection, observed in travelers as well as local populations. It is most often due to Schistosoma mansoni or Schistosoma haematobium and can be diagnosed at the invasive phase. Migration of the schistosomulae (larvae) in the body leads to acute parasitic

OBJECTIVE To discuss the clinical features of cerebral schistosomiasis. METHODS The clinical data of fourteen patients with cerebral schistosomiasis from March 2010 to March 2016 were collected and analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS The schistosomiasis immunological tests of sera and cerebrospinal

The neurological involvement in Manson's Schistosomiasis is rarely reported in the literature. The authors describe a case of a 23 years old patient born in São Francisco-MG. She presented with headache, vomiting, fever and stupor. The neurological examination showed stiffness of the neck, paresis

A case of cerebral schistosomiasis with a huge calcification and with a long clinical course was reported. A 39-year-old male developed ataxic gait gradually associated with headache and general fatigability. According to the past history, the patient had suffered from severe meningitis with

Two comparable rural communities but with varying endemicity of urinary schistosomiasis in environs of Ibadan, Nigeria, have been studied by a total cross-sectional population survey. It has been found that:- (i) schistosomiasis does not predispose to raised blood pressure (ii) both diastolic and

OBJECTIVE To describe published cases of cerebral mansoni schistosomiasis and three others and discuss the diagnosis and treatment of cerebral pseudotumoral schistosomiasis. METHODS In case 1, a 20-year-old man presented with occipital headache, intense dizziness, visual alterations, nausea,