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Sumary The identification of a escrotal mass without pain or report of trauma should be investigated to rule out scrotal cancer. We report the case of a young Brazilian boy who underwent orchiectomy after magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and duplex scan (DS) indicating a high possibility of cancer. Blood exams ruled out the possibility of cancer. Testicular biopsy was not indicated. After surgery the diagnostic was extensive orchiepididymitis by Schistosoma. In endemic areas orchiepididymis by Schistosoma should be investigate to avoid unnecessary surgeries. This patient was also infected with Zika virus.
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Schistosomiasis mansoni/complications , Testicular Diseases/parasitology , Testicular Diseases/virology , Zika Virus Infection/complications , Animals , Humans , Male , Schistosomiasis mansoni/diagnosis , Testicular Diseases/diagnosis , Young Adult , Zika Virus Infection/diagnosisABSTRACT
Sumary The identification of a escrotal mass without pain or report of trauma should be investigated to rule out scrotal cancer. We report the case of a young Brazilian boy who underwent orchiectomy after magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and duplex scan (DS) indicating a high possibility of cancer. Blood exams ruled out the possibility of cancer. Testicular biopsy was not indicated. After surgery the diagnostic was extensive orchiepididymitis by Schistosoma. In endemic areas orchiepididymis by Schistosoma should be investigate to avoid unnecessary surgeries. This patient was also infected with Zika virus.
Resumo A identificação de massa escrotal sem relato de dor ou trauma deve ser investigada a fim de afastar a possibilidade de câncer escrotal. O artigo reporta o caso de um jovem brasileiro que apresentou massa escrotal com essas características. Ressonância nuclear magnética (RNM) e ultrassonografia (US) indicaram grande possibilidade de câncer. Os marcadores tumorais sanguíneos estavam normais, e a biópsia não poderia ser realizada. O resultado anatomopatológico diagnosticou extensa fibrose esquistossomótica, associada a quadro clínico e sorológico de Zika vírus concomitantemente. Em regiões endêmicas, pacientes com alterações escrotais devem ser pesquisados a fim de evitar cirurgias desnecessárias.
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Humans , Animals , Male , Testicular Diseases/parasitology , Testicular Diseases/virology , Schistosomiasis mansoni/complications , Zika Virus Infection , Testicular Diseases/diagnosis , Schistosomiasis mansoni/diagnosis , Zika Virus Infection/diagnosisABSTRACT
A bacia do rio Doce, quinta maior do estado de Minas Gerais, mostra-se bastante degradada com impactos diretos na vegetação, no solo, na biodiversidade e na qualidade das águas. Sabendo-se da importância da bacia em questão, a utilização de bioindicadores aquáticos representa uma das formas mais modernas para se detectar níveis diferenciados de carga orgânica, sendo premente seu estudo e aplicação. Este trabalho propõe a utilização de organismos microscópicos como o fitoplâncton que, aliados a parâmetros físico-químicos, poderiam indicar poluição em seus diferentes níveis. A metodologia utilizada foi estabelecida conforme Sladecek (1973) e Greenberg (1992). Foram amostradas sete estações de coleta no ribeirão Capim, na área de influência de uma empresa de papéis reciclados, objetivando-se detectar possíveis impactos na cadeia trófica. As análises mostraram a ocorrência de 41 taxa, destacando-se a predominância dos gêneros Oscylatoria a Anacystis pertencentes à divisão Cyanophyta nos ambientes de maior estresse, e organismos da divisão Chlorophyta nos demais ambientes amostrados. Observou-se ainda a capacidade de adaptação de alguns gêneros, entre eles Euglena e Navicula, os quais se fizeram presentes em quase todos os ambientes amostrados.
The Rio Doces basin, which is the fifth greatest basin of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is severely degraded by the direct impacts on vegetation, soil, biodiversity, and water quality. Due to the importance of this basin, the use of aquatic bioindicators is one of the most modern methods to detect differentiated levels of organic matter, and its study and application is a relevant issue. This paper proposes the use microscopic organisms such phytoplankton, which combined with physicochemical parameters, would indicate pollution on its different levels. The applied methodology was according to Sladecek (1973) and Greenberg (1992). It was sampled seven collect stations on the Capim stream, in an area under the influence of a recycling paper industry, being the objective to assess the possible impacts on the trophic chain. The analysis presented the existence of 41 taxa, emphasizing the predominance of Oscilatoria and Anacystis genus, that belong to the Cyanophyta division, on more disturbed areas, while organisms from the Chlorophyta division were identified on the other sampled locations. Moreover, it was observed the ability that some genus like the Euglena and Navicula have to adapt to their environment, since these organisms were present on almost all samples.