[Toxocara canis and bronchial asthma]. / Toxocara canis y asma bronquial.
Medicina (B Aires)
; 70(1): 75-8, 2010.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20228029
In order to evaluate the association between the infection by Toxocara canis and the symptoms of asthma in children from a subtropical region with high prevalence of toxocariasis, 47 asthmatic children and 53 non-asthmatics as a control group were studied. A complete physical examination was performed and clinical and epidemiological data were registered. In asthmatic children the frequency and severity of symptoms were classified in grades I to IV. The presence of anti-Toxocara canis antibodies in both groups was evaluated employing a solid phase ELISA method with excretion/secretion antigens, and total Ig E was also measured. Results showed a total seropositivity of 55%, 57.4% in children with asthma and 52.8% in the control group. Among asthmatics with severe symptoms (grade II, III and IV), there was a 67.7% of seropositivity while in children with symptoms of grade I there was a 37.5% (p = 0.0470). The infection with T. canis could act as a co-factor increasing the severity of the symptoms of bronchial asthma.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Asma
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Anticorpos Anti-Helmínticos
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Toxocaríase
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Toxocara canis
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Antígenos de Helmintos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Medicina (B Aires)
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Argentina