AsymptomaticSchistosoma haematobiumInfection in a Traveler With Negative Urine Microscopy and Late Seroconversion Presumably Linked to Artemisinin | Zendy

Nicolás MartínezCalle | Zendy; Ignacio Pascual | Zendy; M. Rubio | Zendy; Rafael Carías | Zendy; José Luís del Pozo | Zendy; José Ramón Yuste | Zendy

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AsymptomaticSchistosoma haematobiumInfection in a Traveler With Negative Urine Microscopy and Late Seroconversion Presumably Linked to Artemisinin

Author(s) -

Nicolás MartínezCalle,

Ignacio Pascual,

M. Rubio,

Rafael Carías,

José Luís del Pozo,

José Ramón Yuste

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1111/jtm.12043

Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , schistosoma haematobium , praziquantel , seroconversion , cystoscopy , schistosoma , schistosomiasis , urine , helminthiasis , urine cytology , immunology , schistosoma mansoni , surgery , helminths , urinary system , virus

We describe a Schistosoma haematobium infection with asymptomatic eosinophilia, persistently negative urine microscopy, and late seroconversion (7.5 months) in a traveler returning from Mali. After initial negative parasitological tests, travel history led to diagnostic cystoscopy, allowing final diagnosis with urine microscopy after the bladder biopsy. The patient was successfully treated with praziquantel. Difficulties in making the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in asymptomatic returning travelers are discussed; we propose a trial treatment in these cases.

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