Human cysticercosis in a general hospital in S.Paulo, Brazil

Authors

  • Aluízio de Barros Barreto Machado Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina; Hospital das Clínicas; Seção de Líquido Cefalorraqueano da Divisão de Laboratório Central
  • Carmen Silvia de Melo Pialarissi Instituto Adolfo Lutz; Divisão de Biologia Médica; Seção de Sorologia
  • Adelaide José Vaz Instituto Adolfo Lutz; Divisão de Biologia Médica; Seção de Sorologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101988000300012

Keywords:

Cysticercosis^i2^soccurre, Epidemiology, Hospitalization

Abstract

In this retrospective study of 126,968 in-patients at the Hospital das Clínicas of S. Paulo Medical School, S. Paulo, from 1979 to 1985, cysticercosis was diagnosed in 260 (0.2%) of them Epidemiological data obtained from these 260 patients showed a dose distribution with regard to sex, and the age group from 20 to 50 years old was the most affected (53.8%). Neurocysticercosis was the most frequent and the high rate (91.5%) was understood to be due to the characteristics of specific the patients studied. Despite the recent development of the diagnostic and therapeutic technology, the average length of hospitalization was 35 days and the rate of lethality 14.6%, pointing to the need for preventive measures on the part of public health programs.

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Published

1988-06-01

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (1988)

Section

Notes and Informations

How to Cite

Machado, A. de B. B., Pialarissi, C. S. de M., & Vaz, A. J. (1988). Human cysticercosis in a general hospital in S.Paulo, Brazil . Revista De Saúde Pública, 22(3), 240-244. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101988000300012