Clinical-epidemiologic profile of the schistosomal myeloradiculopathy in Pernambuco, Brazil

dc.creatorAraújo, Karina Conceição G. M. de
dc.creatorRosa e Silva, Cristiana da
dc.creatorSantos, Alexsandra Glória A. dos
dc.creatorBarbosa, Constança Simões
dc.creatorFerrari, Teresa C. A.
dc.date2018-04-26T12:19:46Z
dc.date2018-04-26T12:19:46Z
dc.date2010
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T23:05:08Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T23:05:08Z
dc.identifierARAÚJO, K. C. G. M. DE et al. Clinical-epidemiologic profile of the schistosomal myeloradiculopathy in Pernambuco, Brazil. Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, v. 105, n. 4, p. 454–459, jul. 2010.
dc.identifier1678-8060
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/26121
dc.identifier10.1590/S0074-02762010000400017
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8886661
dc.descriptionThis was a retrospective descriptive study on a series of cases of schistosomal myeloradiculopathy (SMR) and the aim was to investigate the incidence of this disease and its clinical and epidemiological characteristics in cases diagnosed at three healthcare units in Pernambuco, Brazil between 1994-2006. The data were collected by reviewing the medical records from both the neurological and paediatric outpatient clinics and wards of the Hospital Clinics, Hospital of the Restoration and Pernambuco Mother and Child Institute. To gather the data, a spinal cord schistosomiasis evaluation protocol was used. The diagnoses were based on positive epidemiological evidence of schistosomiasis, clinical findings and laboratory tests (stool parasitological examination or rectal biopsies, magnetic resonance imaging findings and cerebrospinal fluid investigations). A total of 139 cases aged between 2-83 years were found. The most important determinants of SMR were male sex (66.2%), contact with fresh water (91%), origin in endemic regions (39.5%), lower-limb muscle weakness (100%), sensory level at the lower thoracic medulla (40.3%), myeloradicular form (76%) and presence of eggs in the stool parasitological examination (48%). This sample indicates the need for intervention policies guided by diagnostic standardization, thereby avoiding disease under-notification.
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dc.languageeng
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectEpidemiologia
dc.subjectEsquistossomose
dc.subjectMielorradiculopatia esquistossomótica
dc.subjectNeurossistose
dc.subjectSchistosoma mansoni
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectSchistosomiasis
dc.subjectSchistosomal myeloradiculopathy
dc.subjectNeuroschistosomiasis
dc.subjectSchistosoma mansoni
dc.subjectAdolescente
dc.subjectAdulto
dc.subjectIdoso, 80 anos ou mais
dc.subjectIdoso
dc.subjectBrasil / epidemiologia
dc.subjectCriança
dc.subjectCriança, pré-escolar
dc.subjectDoenças endêmicas
dc.subjectFêmea
dc.subjectHumanos
dc.subjectIncidência
dc.subjectMasculino
dc.subjectMeia idade
dc.subjectNeuroesquistossomose / complicações
dc.subjectNeuroesquistossomose / diagnóstico
dc.subjectNeuroesquistossomose / epidemiologia
dc.subjectEstudos retrospectivos
dc.subjectAdulto jovem
dc.titleClinical-epidemiologic profile of the schistosomal myeloradiculopathy in Pernambuco, Brazil
dc.typeArticle


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