Pathogenetic factors of acute schistosomiasis mansoni: Correlation of worm burden, IgE, blood eosinophilia and intensity of clinical manifestations

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 213-220

  Rocha, M O C ^a   Pedroso, E R P ^a   Greco, D B ^a   Lambertucci, J R ^a   Katz, N ^b   Rocha, R L ^a   Rocha, R S ^b   Rezende, D F ^a   Neves, J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Rachou Research Center   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute schistosomiasis; Pathogenesis; Schistosomiasis mansoni

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WORM INFECTION;

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 0029938983     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.1996.tb00029.x     Document Type: Article

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