Tag: Parasitic
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Eosinophilia
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Parasitic hypereosinophilia: A parasitic infection, especially related to helminths, is the primary cause to raise with eosinophilia. 1 It can be associated with leukocytosis and especially to an increase in serum IgE. Eosinophilia is often significant (> 1 x 109 / L), especially when it is a parasitic impasse (accidental infestation of man by animal…
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Acute diarrhea
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Diarrhea is a common symptom, usually indicative of a mild illness and often the cause of self-medication. Statistically, there are a case of acute diarrhea per year per capita of more than 20 years. In half the cases, it causes a drop in business, but giving cause for medical consultation for only 18% of people.…
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Fungal and Parasitic Infections in Anatomical Pathology
• mycetoma: inflammatory pseudotumor subcutaneous lower limb (Madura foot) that can invade the bone and skin fistuliser. Or fungal (mycelium) is actinomycosic (filamentous bacteria) • Schistosomiasis (eggs are provided with spurs) in the rectal mucosa, the eggs are surrounded by a giant cell granuloma and fibrosis. It can cause hyperplasia of the bladder epithelium (which…
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Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis are acute or chronic visceral parasitic diseases due to 5 species of trematode worms (schistosomes). The 3 main species parasitizing humans are Schistosoma haematobium, Schistosoma japonicum and Schistosoma mansoni. The distribution area of Schistosoma mekongi and Schistosoma intercalatum is more limited. Humans are contaminated during bathing in infested freshwater schistosome larvae. Infestation phases (transient…
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