Oesophagostomum bifurcum-induced nodular pathology in a highly endemic area of Northern Ghana
| Autor: | Annette Olsen, N. Spannbrucker, Anton M. Polderman, Pascal Magnussen, K. Frenzel, Rudi G. J. Westendorp, D. Nii Amon-Kotey, A. Nang-beifubah, Juventus B. Ziem |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Adolescent Endemic Diseases Colon Population Helminthiasis Rural Health Ghana Severity of Illness Index Feces Age Distribution Epidemiology Prevalence medicine Humans Sex Distribution Child education Parasite Egg Count Aged Aged 80 and over Oesophagostomum education.field_of_study biology business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Transverse colon Infant Nodule (medicine) General Medicine Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Oesophagostomiasis Infectious Diseases Child Preschool Tropical medicine Female Parasitology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 99:417-422 |
| ISSN: | 0035-9203 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.trstmh.2004.07.008 |
| Popis: | Human infection with Oesophagostomum bifurcum is rare globally, but focally endemic and common in Ghana and Togo. Two clinical presentations are identified: uni-nodular disease, which may be recognized as a 'Dapaong Tumour', and multi-nodular disease. Here, we describe the prevalence of O. bifurcum infection and the association with nodular pathology in northern Ghana. The study was performed in October 2002. Out of a well-defined population of approximately 18000, 928 subjects of all ages were randomly selected for parasitological and ultrasound examination. In stool cultures, 44% had detectable third-stage O. bifurcum larvae present. Females were more often infected than males (P |
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