Cercarial Density in the River of an Endemic Area of Schistosomiasis Haematobia in Kenya [PDF]
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1997 The cercarial density in natural water and number of infected Bulinus globosus were monitored over a one-year period to identify the transmission foci in an endemic area of schistosomiasis haematobia in Kenya. Overall prevalence and intensity of infection of the study community were 59.2% and 10.9 eggs/10 ml of urine.
Yoshiki Aoki +2 more
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Schistosomiasis haematobia: histopathological course determined by cystoscopy in a patient in whom praziquantel treatment failed [PDF]
Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De Sao Paulo, 2008 Schistosomiasis haematobia or urinary schistosomiasis is one of the main public health problems in Africa and the Middle East. A single dose of 40 mg praziquantel per kg body weight continues to be the treatment of choice for this infection. The aims of this follow-up were to study the post-treatment course of a patient infected with S. haematobium and
H L Lenzi
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Improving the management of imported schistosomiasis haematobia in China: lessons from a case with multiple misdiagnoses. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2013 Abstract Background Human Schistosoma haematobium infection that causes urinary schistosomiasis occurs in Africa and the eastern Mediterranean, and China is only endemic for S. japonicum. In this report, we reported an imported case with S.
Hua HY +4 more
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Schistosomiasis haematobia in Brazilian patients: clinical and renal functional evaluation with 99mTc-DTPA [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2007 The present study was carried out at the Army Central Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from September 2000 to December 2001, employing diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid labeled with technetium-99m (99mTc-DTPA) to evaluate the renal function of ...
J. D’Almeida +5 more
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Urinary estrogen metabolites and self-reported infertility in women infected with Schistosoma haematobium. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BackgroundSchistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease, endemic in 76 countries, that afflicts more than 240 million people. The impact of schistosomiasis on infertility may be underestimated according to recent literature.
Júlio Santos +16 more
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A case of schistosomiasis haematobia (bilharzia) [PDF]
Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi, 1985 ビルハルツ住血吸虫症は,血尿を主訴とする寄生虫疾患で,アフリカや中近東などの熱帯地方がその流行地である.今回,我々は,世界旅行中,熱帯地方滞在の際に感染したと考えられるビルハルツ住血吸虫症を経験したので報告する.患者は33才の日本人男性. 1976年より世界旅行に出発,アフリカ,東南アジア,アメリカ大陸などを旅行していた. 1983年1月,メキシコ滞在中に血尿に気づくも放置していた.同年5月,日本へ帰国後も血尿持続し,精査のため入院.尿沈渣にて多数の赤血球および寄生虫卵を認め,その虫卵よりビルハルツ住血吸虫症と診断した.血液学的には好酸球増加および血清IgEの高値を認めた.また,膀胱粘膜の生検にて粘膜内にも虫卵を認めた.治療として酒石酸アンチモン剤を投与し尿中の虫卵が陰性化し退院した.本症は ...
MAEBO, Akio +8 more
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Therapeutic failure of praziquantel in the treatment of Schistosoma haematobium infection in Brazilians returning from Africa [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2005 Several cases of therapeutic failure of praziquantel used for the treatment of urinary schistosomiasis have been reported. Alternative drugs, like niridazol and metrifonate, have shown a lower therapeutic effect and more side effects than praziquantel ...
Iran Mendonça da Silva +6 more
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Understanding Urogenital Schistosomiasis-Related Bladder Cancer: An Update
Frontiers in Medicine, 2018 Infection with Schistosoma haematobium leads to urogenital schistosomiasis, which has been correlated with the occurrence of bladder cancer. However, mechanisms responsible for this association have not yet been clearly identified.
Kenji Ishida +3 more
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2008 Schistosomiasis haematobia or urinary schistosomiasis is one of the main public health problems in Africa and the Middle East. A single dose of 40 mg praziquantel per kg body weight continues to be the treatment of choice for this infection.
Iran Mendonça da Silva +6 more
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Mediastinal Schistosomiasis in a Patient with HIV and Leprosy: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchSchistosomiasis is a parasitic disease commonly affecting the urinary and gastrointestinal systems, caused by trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma.
Diksha Sabharwal +3 more
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