Schistosoma Mansoni: A Study of 26 Puerto Ricans in a Non-Endemic Area

Article1 June 1954SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI: A STUDY OF 26 PUERTO RICANS IN A NON-ENDEMIC AREAROBERT T. LYONS, JEROME BENSONROBERT T. LYONSSearch for more papers by this author, JEROME BENSONSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-40-6-1194 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTION AND GENERAL REMARKSThe presence of Puerto Rican troops of the U. S. Army in the European Theater presented the opportunity of studying Schistosoma mansoni in a non-endemic area.These troops passed the usual induction physical examination and were considered to be in good health. Only one patient in this series of 26 was admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of schistosomiasis; the remaining 25 were admitted with such complaints as frostbite, fracture, and some medical conditions usually not related to schistosomal infestation. Opportunity was afforded to study Puerto Rican troops admitted to the hospital, and a surprising...Bibliography1. Serra A: Helminths in Southern Porto Rico, Puerto Rico J. Pub. Health and Trop. Med. 6: 91, 1930. Google Scholar2. Koppisch E: Studies on schistosomiasis mansoni in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico J. Pub. Health and Trop. Med. 16: 395, 1941. Google Scholar3. FaustJonesHoffman ECCAWA: Studies on schistosomiasis mansoni in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico J. Pub. Health and Trop. Med. 10: 133, 1934. Google Scholar4. Hoffman WA: Studies on schistosomiasis in Porto Rico, Puerto Rico Review of Pub. Health and Trop. Med. 3: 223, 1927. Google Scholar5. FaustJonesHoffman ECCAWA: Studies on schistosomiasis mansoni in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico J. Pub. Health and Trop. Med. 9: 154, 1933. Google Scholar6. FaustHoffman ECWA: Studies on schistosomiasis mansoni in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico J. Pub. Health and Trop. Med. 10: 1, 1934. Google Scholar7. Wallenstein RS: Longevity of Schistoma mansoni: observations based on a case, Am. J. Trop. Med. 29: 717, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. MeeserRossBlair CVFWDM: The diagnosis of rectal schistosomiasis, J. Trop. Med. 51: 91, 1948. Google Scholar9. Hernandez-MoralesMaldonado FJF: The diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni by a rectal biopsy technique, Am. J. Trop. Med. 26: 811, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. Nelson R: Personal communication. Google Scholar11. CecilLoeb RLRF: A textbook of medicine, 1951, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, p. 413. Google Scholar12. Tarr L: Effect of the antimony compounds, Fuadin and tartar emetic, on the electrocardiogram, Bull. U. S. Army M. Dept. 5: 336, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar13. SuarezSantiago-StevensonHernandez-Morales MDF: Electrocardiographic changes during Anthiomaline treatment of schistosomiasis, Am. Heart J. 36: 923, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication August 10, 1953.From the Medical and Pathology Services, 5th General Hospital, APO 154, ℅ Postmaster, New York, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byChronic helminthic infection among Puerto Ricans residing in the continental U.S.Observations on the treatment of schistosomiasis mansoni with antimony dimercaptosuccinate (TWSb)A Clinical, Parasitologic, and Immunologic Study of Schistosomiasis in 103 Puerto Rican Males Residing in the United StatesIRVING G. KAGAN, PH.D., DONALD W. RAIRIGH, M.D., ROBERT L. KAISER, M.D.SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI INFECTION IN TWO PUERTO RICAN PRISONERS*LEONARD BRESLAW, M.D.Acute Manson's schistosomiasisThe diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni by sigmoidoscopy and transparency biopsy of the rectal mucous membraneOBSERVATIONS ON THE TREATMENT OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI WITH FUADIN*CLIFFORD L. SPINGARN, M.D., MORTON H. EDELMAN, M.D.Hepatic Granulomas in Schistosomiasis 1 June 1954Volume 40, Issue 6Page: 1194-1206KeywordsApolipoproteinsHispanic peopleMedical conditionsSchistosomiasis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...