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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 53(4): 219-222, July.-Aug. 2011. ilus, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-598603

ABSTRACT

Human abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic disease caused by ingestion of the L3 larvae of Angiostrongylus costaricensis. The human infection gives rise to a pathological condition characterized by acute abdominal pain, secondary to an inflammatory granulomatous reaction, marked eosinophilia and eosinophilic vasculitis. Most commonly this disease is limited to intestinal location, primary ileocecal, affecting the mesenteric arterial branches and intestinal walls. We present one of the few cases reported around the world with simultaneous involvement of the intestines and liver, including proved presence of nematodes inside the hepatic arteriole.


La enfermedad conocida como angiostrongiliasis abdominal humana es una zoonosis causada por la ingestión del estadio larval L3 de Angiostrongylus costaricensis. En el ser humano, esta infección provoca un estado patológico caracterizado por dolor abdominal agudo, secundario a una reacción inflamatoria granulomatosa; eosinofilia marcada y vasculitis eosinofílica. Comúnmente el cuadro se encuentra limitado a una localización intestinal, predominantemente ileocecal, que compromete las ramas de la arteria mesentérica y la pared intestinal. Presentamos uno de los pocos casos reportados alrededor del mundo con hallazgos simultáneos en intestino e hígado; se incluye la demostración histológica del nemátodo dentro de la arteriola hepática.


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Adolescent , Animals , Humans , Male , Angiostrongylus/isolation & purification , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/pathology , Liver Diseases, Parasitic/pathology , Strongylida Infections/pathology , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/parasitology , Liver Diseases, Parasitic/parasitology
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 31(3): 289-294, maio-jun. 1998. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-463667

ABSTRACT

A infecção acidental humana por Angiostrongylus costaricensis pode resultar em doença abdominal de variada gravidade. Veronicelídeos são os principais moluscos hospedeiros intermediários do Angiostrongylus costaricensis, nematódeo parasita de roedores. Foi comparada a cinética de eliminação de larvas de terceiro estágio (L3) no muco através da infecção experimental de Phyllocaulis variegatus, P. soleiformis e P. boraceiensis. Um máximo de 2 L3/g/dia foi observado no muco, enquanto o número de larvas isoladas dos tecidos fibromusculares variou 14 e 448. A injeção das larvas no hiponoto ou na cavidade tegumentar estabeleceu infecção produtiva. A via intra-cavitária permite melhor controle de inóculo e envolve procedimento mais simples. Titulação preliminar da dose infectante para P. variegatus sugere que os inóculos devem ficar entre 1000 e 5000 L1. Os dados também reforçam a importância de P. variegatus como hospedeiro intermediário do A. costaricensis.


Human accidental infection with Angiostrongylus costaricensis may result in abdominal disease of varied severity. Slugs from the Veronicellidae family are the main intermediate hosts for this parasitic nematode of rodents. Phyllocaulis variegatus, Phyllocaulis soleiformis and Phyllocaulis boraceiensis were experimentally infected to describe the kinetics of L3 elimination in the mucus secretions of those veronicelid species. A maximum of 2 L3/g/day was found in the mucus, while the number of L3 isolated from the fibromuscular tissues varied from 14 to 448. Productive infection was established by inoculations in the hyponotum or in the body cavity, through the tegument. Intra-cavity injection is a less complex procedure and permits a better control of inocula. A preliminary trial to titrate the infective dosis for P. variegatus indicated that inocula should range between 1000 and 5000 L1. The data also confirmed the importance of P. variegatus as an intermediate host of A. costaricensis.


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Animals , Angiostrongylus/physiology , Mollusca/parasitology , Host-Parasite Interactions , Strongylida Infections , Angiostrongylus/pathogenicity , Strongylida Infections/physiopathology
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