Open AccessA CASE OF ACUTE URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN A RUSSIAN TOURIST TRAVELED TO UPPER NILE IN KENYA AND UGANDA AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Author(s) -
А. М. Бронштейн,
Бронштейн А. М,
Н А Малышев,
Малышев Н. А,
С. Н. Жаров,
Жаров С. Н
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
èpidemiologiâ i infekcionnye bolezni
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2411-3026
pISSN - 1560-9529
DOI - 10.17816/eid40726
Subject(s) - schistosomiasis , praziquantel , eosinophilia , medicine , tourism , nile delta , geography , immunology , water resource management , helminths , environmental science , archaeology
A case of acute schistosomiasis with febrile, high peripheral eosinophilia and haematuria is presented as a 28-years-old male tourist traveled to upper Nile in Kenia and Uganda. The patient was successfully treated with praziquantel. Although acute urinary schistosomiasis have been rare in Russian travelers this should not be discounted in patients with febrile, high peripheral eosinophilia and haematuria returning from tropical countries. Some behavior habits regarding acquiring of infection are discussed.