Pinta

What is a Pint? Pinta (syn. Pinto, mal del Pinto, carate, azul, boussarole, etc.) is an exceptionally dermal, non-venereal trepanomatosis endemic to Latin American countries, with lesions of the mucous membranes, but without involving the

Continue reading »

Parotid Orchitis

What is Parotid Orchitis? Parotid orchitis (parotidite orchitis) is a testicular inflammation caused by a paramyxovirus. When inflammation spreads from the testicle to the appendage, orchiepididymitis can develop. Causes of Parotid Orchitis The most common

Continue reading »

Paracoccidioidomycosis

What is Paracoccidioidomycosis? Paracoccidioidomycosis (Syn: Alameda-Lutz-Splendor disease, Brazilian blastomycosis, South American blastomycosis, paracoccidioidosis) – deep systemic chronic mycosis, characterized by lesions of the skin, mucous membranes and internal organs (often light), with the formation of

Continue reading »

Necatorosis

What is Necatorosis? Necatorosis – helminthiasis from the group of ankylostomidosis, caused by Necator americanus, parasitizing in the small intestine; proceeds with dyspeptic phenomena, signs of allergy and the development of hypochromic anemia: distributed in

Continue reading »

Loaoz

What is Loaoz? Loaoz (Colabar tumor) is a chronic helminth infection, the characteristic feature of which is the migration of sexually mature parasites into the tissues of the body, which causes the development of the

Continue reading »

Cryptosporidiosis

What is Cryptosporidiosis? Cryptosporidiosis is a human protozoal disease that usually occurs in the gastrointestinal form of its osmotic hypofermentative diarrhea and takes severe forms in individuals with immunodeficiency. Cryptosporidia was first discovered in 1907

Continue reading »

Coccidioidomycosis

What is Coccidioidomycosis? Coccidioidomycosis (synonyms: coccidioidomycosis, koktsidioidnaya granuloma, valley fever, desert rheumatism, Pasadasa-Wernicke disease) – a disease related to deep group systemic mycoses, clinically characterized by a primary lesion of the respiratory system, skin and

Continue reading »

Intestinal Capillaria

What is Intestinal Capillaria? Intestinal capillarosis is a helminthiase in humans caused by the nematodes Capillaria philippiensis. Capillaries were first discovered in 1963 in a seriously ill patient in the Philippines. Invasion is manifested in

Continue reading »

Dicroceliasis

What is Dicroceliasis? Dicroceliosis is a helminthic disease of domestic and wild animals, as well as humans, characterized by damage to the liver and gallbladder. Causes of Dicroceliasis The causative agent of dicroceliasis – helminth-trematode

Continue reading »