| [pyogenic liver abscess and schistosomiasis mansoni in the state of espírito santo]. | a possible association of the acute toxemic form of schistosomiasis and pyogenic liver abscess (pla) has been recently suggested. as in the west of the espírito santo state schistosomiasis is endemic and pla are frequently diagnosed in the children's hospital of vitória we reviewed the records of the hospital during the period from may 1991 to april 1993 to: a) identify all cases of pla in which schistosoma mansoni infection was present and b) annotate the procedence of each case to verify if th ... | 1996 | 8768585 |
| pyogenic liver abscess in children: some observations in the espírito santo state, brazil. | pyogenic liver abscess in children is uncommon in developed countries and there are few reports about the disease in developing countries including brazil. as pyogenic liver abscesses in children are frequently diagnosed in vitória (e. santo state, brazil), the records of admissions at the children's hospital (hospital infantil n.s. da glória) were surveyed. sixty-five cases of pyogenic liver abscess were observed over a period of three years, from may 1991 through april 1994 (mean of admissions ... | 1997 | 9458960 |
| prevalence of anti-toxocara antibodies in a random sample of inpatients at a children's hospital in vitória, espírito santo, brazil. | in the streets of vitória, in the state of espírito santo, brazil, are large number of stray dogs, many of which are infected with toxocara canis, suggesting a high risk for human infection. in order to investigate the prevalence of toxocara infection in children in espírito santo we studied the prevalence of anti-toxocara antibodies in 100 random inpatients over one year of age, at the children's hospital n.s. da glória, the reference children's hospital for the state. all the sera were collect ... | 1998 | 9876441 |