Pulmonary nodules and pleural effusion in the acute phase of schistosomiasis mansoni

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2007 May-Jun;40(3):374-5. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822007000300027.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis
  • Lung Diseases, Parasitic / drug therapy
  • Lung Diseases, Parasitic / parasitology*
  • Pleural Effusion / diagnosis
  • Pleural Effusion / drug therapy
  • Pleural Effusion / parasitology*
  • Praziquantel / therapeutic use
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use
  • Schistosoma mansoni / isolation & purification
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni / complications*
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni / diagnosis
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anthelmintics
  • Praziquantel
  • Prednisone