Schistosomiasis haematobia in Brazilian patients: clinical and renal functional evaluation with 99mTc-DTPA

Schistosomiasis haematobia in Brazilian patients: clinical and renal functional evaluation with 99mTc-DTPA

The present study was carried out at the Army Central Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from September 2000 to December 2001, employing diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid labeled with technetium-99m (99mTc-DTPA) to evaluate the renal function of nineteen symptomatic patients infected with S. haema...

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Main Authors: J. D’Almeida, C. Maliska, P. M. Pellegrini, M. E. Penas, R. A. Collares, M. G. A. Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Subjects:
Schistosomiasis
Schistosoma haematobium
renal radionuclide imaging
Brazilian patients
99mTc-DTPA
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