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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Amaral KB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5597217 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20170913 9
The pathology of schistosomiasis mansoni, a neglected tropical disease of great clinical and socioeconomic importance, results from the parasite eggs that become trapped in host tissues, particularly in the liver and intestines. Continuous antigenic stimulation from these eggs leads to recruitment of inflammatory cells to the sites of infection with formation of periovular granulomas. These complex structures have variable size and composition and are the most striking histopathological feature ...[more]