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Schistosomiasis mansoni of the prostate [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2006
A 56-year-old man came to hospital for a routine checkup. His medical history and physical examination wereunremarkable. Laboratory evaluation was normal, except for aserum prostate specific antigen (PSA) of 6.5ng/mL (referencevalues: 0-3.5ng/mL). Digital rectal examination revealed anenlarged well-delimitated prostate.
José Roberto, Lambertucci, Izabela, Voieta, Alfredo José Afonso, Barbosa   +2 more
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Effects of Water Source, Sanitation and Hygiene on the Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni among School Age Children in Jawe District, Northwest Ethiopia

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2020
Background: Intestinal schistosomiasis is a disease caused by infection with one of the blood flukes called Schistosoma mansoni. The distribution of Schistosoma mansoni infection is high in Sub-Saharan Africa due to water source, sanitation and hygiene ...
Tadesse HAILU, Wondemagegn MULU, Bayeh ABERA   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Persistent Vulvar Itch Unresponsive to Treatment: A Case of Vulvar Schistosomiasis Caused by Schistosoma mansoni and a Brief Review of Literature

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background. Vulvar schistosomiasis is a female genital schistosomiasis (FGS), which occurs because of the damage caused by the presence of schistosome ova within the vulva. FGS is mostly misdiagnosed as a sexually transmitted infection.
Anthony Gyening-Yeboah, Solomon E. Quayson   +1 more
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Environmental Drivers and Potential Distribution of Schistosoma mansoni Endemic Areas in Ethiopia

Microorganisms, 2021
In Ethiopia, human schistosomiasis is caused by two species of schistosome, Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium, with the former being dominant in the country, causing infections of more than 5 million people and more than 37 million at risk of ...
Keerati Ponpetch, Berhanu Erko, Teshome Bekana, Tadesse Kebede, Di Tian, Yang Yang, Song Liang   +6 more
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Nonlinear Imaging Allows to Characterize Granulomas and Fibrosis in Mice Tissue From Experimental Schistosomiasis. [PDF]

J Biophotonics
Second Harmonic Generation and Two‐Photon Excitation Fluorescence microscopy allows to characterize mice tissues infected with Schistosoma mansoni in an experimental model. ABSTRACT Schistosomiasis is a neglected disease caused by parasites of the genus Schistosoma that poses serious public health problems.
da Fonseca GR, Lima RRM, Soares RE, Ribeiro BRM, Cabral Filho PE, Fontes A, de Paula AM.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Esquistossomose mansônica em vesícula seminal Schistosomiasis mansoni in the seminal vesicle

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2007
Em regiões endêmicas, a esquistossomose mansônica é responsável por uma alta taxa de morbimortalidade por doenças associadas à infestação do sistema hepático. O acometimento genital pela schistosomiasis mansoni é raro.
Eduardo José Andrade Lopes, Carlos Eduardo R. de Almeida, Modesto Jacobino   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological determinants correlating hepatitis C and Schistosomiasis mansoni in one of Upper Egypt governorates

Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2018
Schistosomiasis and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are endemic diseases with high prevalence in Africa especially in Egypt. Many sociodemographic and behavioral related determinants were implicated to be associated with schistosomiasis, HCV or coinfection ...
Samah S. Abdel Gawad, Enas Yahia Abu-Sarea, Lamiaa Saleh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Novel Approaches in the Control of Schistosomiasis: from Rapid Identification to Chemoprophylaxis [PDF]

, 1999
Human schistosomiasis is the second most prevalent parasitic disease in the tropics, and has a huge impact on public health and socio-economic development.
Utzinger, Jürg
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Imported Schistosomiasis: A New Public Health Challenge for China

Frontiers in Medicine, 2020
Significantly increased imported schistosomiasis cases have been reported in China as the economy grows. The aim of this study is to review and summarize the current status, clinical features, and transmission risk of imported infections of Schistosoma ...
Lei Wang, Lei Wang, Lei Wang, Xiaoying Wu, Xiaoli Li, Xiaoli Li, Xiaoli Li, Xiaoyan Zheng, Xiaoyan Zheng, Xiaoyan Zheng, Fei Wang, Fei Wang, Fei Wang, Zhiqun Qi, Zhiqun Qi, Zhiqun Qi, Minjun Huang, Minjun Huang, Minjun Huang, Yang Zou, Yang Zou, Yang Zou   +21 more
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Schistosoma mansoni tetraspanning orphan receptor - SmTOR [PDF]

, 2012
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease affecting more than 207 million people worldwide with an estimated number of 700 million people at risk in 74 endemic countries.
Lochmatter, Corinne
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