Open AccessAcute pulmonary schistosomiasis
Author(s) -
SA Baharoon,
H.H. Al-Jahdali,
HS Bamefleh,
AM Elkeir,
NM Yamani
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.83539
Subject(s) - schistosomiasis , pathogenesis , granuloma , lung , medicine , biopsy , pathology , lung biopsy , immune system , immunology , helminths
Acute pulmonary schistosomiasis affects non-immune individuals returning from endemic areas. Pathogenesis is not well understood. We report a case of acute pulmonary schistosomiasis in which lung biopsy was done 10 weeks after exposure and it identified the presence of schistosomal ovum surrounded by granuloma.