Current laboratory diagnosis of opportunistic enteric parasites in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients [0.03%]
人类免疫缺陷病毒感染者机会性肠蠕虫病的实验室诊断现状
Anuradha De
Anuradha De
Diarrhea is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. Opportunistic enteric parasitic infections are encountered in 30-60% of HIV seropositive patients in developed countries and in...
Jharna Mandal,Subhash Chandra Parija
Jharna Mandal
Use of animals in research is a highly debatable topic. Though their use has led to several discoveries and understanding of many aspects of science but their use in certain sectors needs to be justified. There are national and internationa...
Maryada Venkatarami Reddy
Maryada Venkatarami Reddy
Subhash Chandra Parija
Subhash Chandra Parija
T Shantikumar Singh,Kh Ranjana Devi,S Rajen Singh et al.
T Shantikumar Singh et al.
Clinically, paragonimiasis is broadly classified into pulmonary, pleuropulmonary, and extrapulmonary forms. The common extrapulmonary forms are cerebral and cutaneous paragonimiasis. The cutaneous paragonimiasis is usually presented as a sl...
Case Reports
Tropical parasitology. 2012 Jul;2(2):142-4. DOI:10.4103/2229-5070.105184 2012
Kalpana A Bothale,Sadhana D Mahore,Sabiha A Maimoon
Kalpana A Bothale
Cysticercosis is a common tropical disease. One of the uncommon manifestations and a rare complication is its disseminated form (DCC). Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the common parasitic disease of the central nervous system. Human cysticercos...
Hyperinfection of Strongyloides stercoralis in an immunocompetent patient [0.03%]
一名免疫功能正常的患者出现严重的钩口线虫感染
Shreekant Tiwari,Bibhudutta Rautaraya,Krishna Padarabinda Tripathy
Shreekant Tiwari
Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode causing endemic infection, mostly in immunocompromised individuals, in tropical and subtropical regions. Herewith, we are reporting a rare case of this kind in immunocompetent patient. A 3...
Case Reports
Tropical parasitology. 2012 Jul;2(2):135-7. DOI:10.4103/2229-5070.105182 2012
Ravindranath Kapu,Manish Kumar Singh,Anil Pande et al.
Ravindranath Kapu et al.
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is one of the most common parasitic diseases affecting the central nervous system. Typically spinal NCC involvement has a concomitant cranial involvement. Spinal involvement by NCC, either intramedullary or extramed...
Case Reports
Tropical parasitology. 2012 Jul;2(2):131-4. DOI:10.4103/2229-5070.105181 2012
Giant liver abscess with bilateral pleural effusion: An unfamiliar association [0.03%]
巨肝脓肿合并双侧胸腔积液：一种不常见的关联
Ramesh Aggarwal,Meenakshi Aggarwal,Shridhar Dwivedi
Ramesh Aggarwal
Amoebic liver abscess is a common problem in tropical countries. However, its protean manifestations sometimes pose diagnostic dilemma leading to delay in starting appropriate therapy. We report here one interesting case of an amoebic liver...
Indranil Chakrabarti,Bidyut Krishna Goswami
Indranil Chakrabarti
Primary hydatid cyst of the neck is of extremely rare occurrence even in endemic regions. Clinically mimicking a cold abscess, we report such a case which was diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology. The lesion was removed surgically a...
Case Reports
Tropical parasitology. 2012 Jul;2(2):127-8. DOI:10.4103/2229-5070.105179 2012