[Third case of human hepatic capillariasis in Mexico]. / Tercer caso de capilariasis hepática humana en México.
Rev Invest Clin
; 48(4): 301-5, 1996.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8966393
A case of hepatic capillariasis in a 54-year-old woman confined to a mental institution is reported. The patient was transferred to the Hospital General de México for terminal care of a breast cancer; she died 12 days after admission. Hepatomegaly was observed clinically and numerous Capillaria hepatica eggs were found at autopsy. The laboratory examinations did not show eosinophilia or other abnormalities. Twenty-six cases of human hepatic capillariasis have been recorded in the world literature. This is the third case reported in Mexico: the previous two in children. Since the patient had a psychiatric condition she may have had aberrant alimentary habits. The features of C hepatica eggs stained with Jone's silver methenamine, which allows the demonstration of an internal multilayered sheath and an external layer endowed with multiple radiated canaliculi, are described in this patient.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Capillaria
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Infecções por Enoplida
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Hepatopatias Parasitárias
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Invest Clin
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
México