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Anything to declare sir? Case study review of schistosomiasis haematobium infection
Author(s) -
DrudgeCoates Lawrence,
Khati Vitra
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of urological nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1749-771X
pISSN - 1749-7701
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-771x.2009.01061.x
Subject(s) - praziquantel , medicine , schistosomiasis , schistosoma haematobium , asymptomatic , helminthiasis , parasitic disease , immunology , disease , surgery , helminths , pathology
Schistosomiasis is the most widespread human disease caused by a parasite. We present the case of a patient from Uganda with asymptomatic frank haematuria, and he was initially diagnosed with an Escherichia coli infection and managed with trimethoprim. Subsequent cystoscopic evaluation and bladder histology confirmed schistosomiasis haematobium, which was treated with praziquantel.