New Insights on Acute and Chronic Schistosomiasis: Do We Need a Redefinition?
Katayama syndrome
acute and chronic schistosomiasis
lung nodule
neuroschistosomiasis
praziquantel
pulmonary schistosomiasis
Journal
Trends in parasitology
ISSN: 1471-5007
Titre abrégé: Trends Parasitol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100966034
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2020
08 2020
Historique:
received:
15
01
2020
revised:
13
05
2020
accepted:
18
05
2020
pubmed:
9
6
2020
medline:
28
11
2020
entrez:
8
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A precise timeframe to differentiate acute schistosomiasis (AS) and chronic schistosomiasis (CS) is not well defined. Based on recent published literature, lung nodular lesions in AS and CS seem to have the same pathophysiology, that is, eggs laid in situ by adult worms, during an ectopic migration. Moreover, the occurrence of lung nodules due to clusters of eggs and the systemic immunoallergic reaction of AS (Katayama syndrome) may be two separate clinical entities, which may overlap during the early phase of infection. Consequently, the classical distinction between AS and CS loses much of its conceptual validity. If adult worms play a more important role in the early phase of the disease the clinical management of AS should probably be revised.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32505540
pii: S1471-4922(20)30140-9
doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2020.05.009
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
660-667Informations de copyright
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