Influence of Gender on Cardiac and Encephalic Inflammation in the Elderly with Cysticercosis: A Case Control Study

Influence of Gender on Cardiac and Encephalic Inflammation in the Elderly with Cysticercosis: A Case Control Study

Background. The present study explores the influence of the host’s age and gender upon the inflammatory infiltrate. We aimed to quantify the inflammatory infiltrate caused by cysticercosis, which is related to aging, in the heart and in the encephalon. Methods. 75 autopsy protocols with cysticercosi...

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Main Authors: Camila Lourencini Cavellani, Rosana Rosa Miranda Corrêa, Mara Lúcia Fonseca Ferraz, Laura Penna Rocha, Ana Carolina Guimarães Faleiros, Ruy de Souza Lino Junior, Marlene Antônia dos Reis, Vicente de Paula Antunes Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/540858

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