Characterisation of ocular involvement in an experimental model of neuroschistosomiasis mansoni
AUTOR(ES)
Fidelis, Thiago Andre Alves
FONTE
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
15/07/2019
RESUMO
The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 listed schistosomiasis among the leading 100 causes of death in Brazil, responsible for 3.6% of the estimated total of deaths globally. Eye and adnexa are very rarely affected by schistosomiasis mansoni, with limited documentation of ocular pathology in this setting. This short communication reports ocular histolopathological findings in a murine model of neuroschistosomiasis mansoni. Lesions were found in the bulbar conjunctiva, lacrimal gland, choroid and corneoscleral limbus.
