Lagochilascariasis humana en Venezuela: descripción de un caso fatal

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Suarez, JA¹  Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas¹  Orihuela, R¹  Botto, C¹  Delgado, O¹  Universidad Central de Venezuela¹  Arguello, C¹  Instituto Venezolano de Cardiologia, Caracas¹  Ortiz, A¹ 

关键词: Lagochilascaris;    Lagochilascariasis;    Central nervous system infection;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86821987000400007

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Lagochilascaris minor Leiper, 1909 may cause serious lesions, when invading muscle, bone, eye, midle ear, lungs or brain. A case of human lagochilascariasis in a 17years old Venezuelan woman, who developed signs of increased intracraneal pressure is reported. Current literature about lagochilascariasis and clinicopathologic aspects of central nervous system invasion are reviewed.

【 授权许可】

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