Table 4.
Symptomatic n = 19 | Asymptomatic n = 11 | Control n = 9 | |||||||||
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Grading | aP ≤ 0.05 | Grading | aP ≤ 0.05 | Grading | |||||||
Histopathology | S | M | SV | G/P | S | M | SV | G/P | S | M | SV |
Inflammation | 7 | 9 | 3 | * **/* ** | 4 | 3 | 0 | */* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Macrophages hyperplasic | 2 | 12 | 2 | */* | 2 | 8 | 1 | */* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hypertrophy/hyperplasic of nodules (lymphatic follicles) | 2 | 4 | 4 | */* | 4 | 2 | 2 | */* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hypertrophy/hyperplasia medullar sinus/cords | 3 | 11 | 5 | */* | 3 | 8 | 0 | */* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haemosiderin | 8 | 3 | 4 | *.**/* ** | 1 | 1 | 1 | */* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Congestion | 3 | 5 | 2 | */* | 2 | 4 | 2 | */* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fibrosis (μm2)b | 1943 ± 392* | 1596 ± 261 | 1280 ± 3217 | ||||||||
Parasitological diagnosisb | 28 ± 3** | 6.7 ± 2 |
Significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) relative to control are represented by * and relative to asymptomatic by**.
Values are shown as mean ± standard deviation.