Title
Report of four clinical cases of filariasis in alto nanay, Loreto
Other title
Reporte de cuatro casos clínicos de filariasis en alto nanay, Loreto
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
open access
Resource Type
Journal
Author(s)
Gutierrez-González S.
Huamaní-Solano D.
Loza-Hermenegildo L.
Elgegren-Lao J.
Armas-Montes J.
Baca-Pérez J.
Abstract
This study describes the clinical, parasitological and laboratory findings of four patients who lived in the district of Alto Nanay, Maynas, Loreto, Peru and were infected with Mansonella ozzardi microfilariae. Clinical examinations by ophthalmologists, cardiologists and nephrologists were performed. In case 1, the presence of 2 subcutaneous lumps was the most important finding, one at dorsal level and the other in the lower third of the left leg; in case 2, there was a sensation of tingling or coldness in the legs; in case 3, an associated chronic hepatitis B infection was found, and in case 4, a large lump was detected in the left lumbar region. All 4 patients were infected with Mansonella ozzardi and had eosinophilia, 3 of them in percentages of 20%. The lump found in case 4 was due to a herniation of bowel content. Further clinical studies and an evaluation of the actual pathogenic effect of microfilariae are to be performed. A study of the genetic diversity of filariae in the Peruvian Amazon would also be important.
Start page
506
End page
511
Volume
30
Issue
3
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84886696388
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
Resource of which it is part
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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