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ChronicSchistosoma mekongiin a Traveler—A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Author(s) -

Pauline Campa,

M. Develoux,

G. Belkadi,

Denis Magne,

Charles Lame,

MarieJeanne Carayon,

PierreMarie Girard

Publication year - 2014

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.12137

Subject(s) - medicine , schistosoma , schistosomiasis , chronic infection , immunology , schistosoma mansoni , helminths , immune system

Travel-related schistosomiasis can be detected in patients without symptoms of acute or chronic infection. A case of Schistosoma mekongi acquired in an endemic area of Laos and discovered unexpectedly from colon biopsies taken 5 years after infection is presented here. A literature review of previous cases of S. mekongi infection specifically associated with travelers is then presented.

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