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Case report of rare presentation of schistosomiasis: delayed diagnosis of genitourinary schistosomiasis in an adolescent.
Pediatr Med Chir
January 2025
Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery and New Technologies, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza.
Schistosomiasis is a tropical infection endemic to developing nations that can result in chronic liver damage, renal failure, infertility, and bladder cancer. Genitourinary localization is marked by dysuria, visible hematuria, and urinary obstruction. We present the case of a 17-year-old male adolescent from a rural area of Central Africa, who arrived in Italy two years prior, exhibiting hematuria and urinary symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCerebral schistosomiasis in a 3-year-old girl due to : a case report.
Front Immunol
December 2024
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Introduction: Cerebral schistosomiasis is a rare but severe manifestation of infection, often leading to significant neurological impairment. This case report details the clinical presentation, diagnostic challenges, and treatment of a 3-year-old girl with cerebral schistosomiasis in Sichuan, China.
Case Description: A 3-year-old girl from a rural area in Sichuan, China, presented with a 3-month history of unstable walking, left facial paralysis, drowsiness, and intermittent fever.
Neuroschistosomiasis in Young Filipino Patient Presenting with Seizure.
Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
October 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Unlabelled: Neuroschistosomiasis, a rare manifestation of schistosomiasis affecting the central nervous system (CNS), can result in severe neurological complications if not promptly diagnosed and treated. The condition arises due to the development of granulomas around eggs that become lodged within the CNS. Here we present a case report involving a young Filipino individual who had recurrent, uncontrolled seizures, ultimately attributed to neuroschistosomiasis.
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Autops Case Rep
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Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Gastroenterologia e Nutrologia, Divisão de Cirurgia do Aparelho Digestivo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Schistosomiasis is an infectious disease caused by parasitic flatworms of the genus Schistosoma. The species is associated with hepatosplenic disease. Schistosomiasis involving the gallbladder alone is highly unusual, with a few cases reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEosinophil and B cell dynamics in the milky spots from Schistosoma mansoni-infected mice - Comparison with spleen and bone marrow, and extramedullary eosinopoiesis.
Int Immunol
October 2024
Laboratório de Medicina Experimental e Saúde, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The milky spots are structures found in the omentum of humans and other vertebrates, representing a fraction of the lymphomyeloid tissue associated with the celom. They majorly consist of B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes, and macrophages. Also found in smaller quantities are mesothelial, stromal, dendritic, and rare mast cells.
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