Genetic polymorphic forms of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) were found to be associated with risk for various malignancies. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the risks-associated with GSTT1 and GSTM1 gene polymorphisms and hepatitis virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in an Egyptian population. Sixty patients diagnosed with HCC were subdivided into 3 groups: group I, 31 pat...

Metronidazole and niridazole combined with dehydroemetine in treatment of children with amoebic liver abscess. Metronidazole combined with dehydroemetine cured 13 of 15 children with amoebic liver abscess. An alternative combination of niridazole with dehydroemetine produced cure in 13 of 14 children. No relapses were observed. Electrocardiographic changes were noted in 2 of the first group and...

Schistosomiasis, a disease affecting over 200,000,000 human beings, Is caused by Infection with one of sev­ eral species of the Schistosoma trematodes. The In­ fectious form for mammals Is the cercaria developed by passage through snails. The major cause of death In those Infected results from distortion_ of the hepatic circulation caused by a unique kind of fibrosis In the liver. The fibrosis ...

The paper extracted pertinent aspects of 21 years (1981-2001) of scientific cooperation among Zimbabwe's Blair Research Laboratory (BRL), the Biomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI), and the Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (DBL). DBL supported the building of research capacity at BRL through PhD-level training and short courses on research training organized by BRTI. The BRL-BRTI-DBL c...

THE following account is based on eighteen months' experience as R.M.O. of the 6th Battalion K.A.R. stationed at Dar es Salaam, Tang'anyika, East Africa. Dar es Salaam, the coastal capital of Tanganyika, is situated almost directly opposite Zanzibar Island. Its Arabic name means the "Haven of Peace" and despite the hustle and bustle of the modern world that centres round the new deep water bert...

Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) has become the most important public health problem in Egypt. In Egypt, viral hepatitis along with infection with Schistosoma mansoni is the major cause of chronic liver disease and liver cirrhosis. Although HCV infection is highly prevalent in Egypt, very little information is available on the distribution of the different genotypes of HCV. Our aims in th...

Schistosomiasis, or bilharziasis, results from infection by one of several species of parasitic flukes of the genus Schistosoma. The World Health Organization describes schistosomiasis as a millenary disease, affecting over 200 million individuals living in 76 different countries across Asia, Africa, and the Americas. It is considered the most important helminthic human disease and constitutes ...

No 37. 50. Grácio A, Machado J, Lima C. Neurological schistosomiasis: report of two cases. Oxford 2000 (UK) New Challenges in Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. Poster Abstract No 369. 51. Murinello A, Gonçalves A, Loureiro Ma, van-Dunen F, Alvarenga J, Campos C, Lázaro A, Milheiro A, Carvalho A. Schistosomíase. Aspectos clínicos e histopatológicos da doença (Portuguese). Rev Gastrenterol Ciru...