Since it is probable that with the increase in the number of immigrants to Europe from endemic countries (sub-Saharan Africa in particular) other similar cases may occur, it is important that the surgeon and the pathologist be aware of this pathology, [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Schistosomiasis was originally called bilharziasis in homage to Theodor Bilharz, a young German pathologist who first described the disease and its association with Schistosoma worms whilst working in Cairo, Egypt. [cancercontrol.info]

A biopsy specimen of this pseudotumoral specimen showed many Schistosoma haematobium eggs with an inflammatory reaction surrounding the eggs. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

However, because pre-school infection [ 4 – 6 ] and recurrent infection during childhood [ 7, 8 ] are associated with significant risk for disease, optimal disease prevention can occur only when parasite infection or reinfection can be effectively blocked [doi.org]

After suprapubic aspiration, the cause of the obstructive uropathy was found to be several mature live worms of Schistosoma haematobium. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Schistosome circulating anodic and cathodic antigens (CAA and CCA, respectively) are glycosaminoglycan-like carbohydrates regurgitated from the gut of live schistosome worms into the host bloodstream ( 8 ). [frontiersin.org]

An 11-year-old boy from Sierra Leone developed a mass in the left lacrimal gland a year after trauma to the left side of the brow. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Reserved [Skip to Content Landing] Download PDF Full Text Cite This Permissions February 1977 Arch Ophthalmol. 1977;95(2):278-280. doi:10.1001/archopht.1977.04450020079013 Full Text • An 11-year-old boy from Sierra Leone developed a mass in the left lacrimal [jamanetwork.com]

The sensitivity and specificity, respectively, for diagnosing S. haematobium compared with microscopy was: 74% and 72% for the shake test; 61% and 97% for microscopic hematuria; and 43% and 83% for proteinuria. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Symptoms associated with genital schistosomiasis are dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, leucorrhea, lower abdominal pain, and intermenstrual bleeding. 8 This patient presented with signs and symptoms of microscopic hematuria and pain in the left lumbar and abdominal [academic.oup.com]

The diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of gram-negative intracellular diplococci in the urethral discharge and of characteristic terminal spined Schistosoma haematobium ova in the urine, as well as by the favorable clinical response to treatment [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Described genital manifestations in men include funiculitis, epididymitis, granulomata of the seminal vesicles, testicular masses, and prostate lesions which may cause haematospermia and infertility. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A case of seronegative urinary Schistosomiasis is reported in a 68-year-old Caucasian male presenting with urgency of micturition and incontinence several months after bathing in a chlorinated pool of a first class hotel in Egypt. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Described genital manifestations in men include funiculitis, epididymitis, granulomata of the seminal vesicles, testicular masses, and prostate lesions which may cause haematospermia and infertility. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

At follow-up, 6 months after systematic antischistosomiasis and STI syndrome treatment at baseline, the prevalence of seminal leukocytes decreased significantly among the previously seminal egg-positive subjects. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

KEYWORDS: Abnormal urinary blood; Concomitant infection; Plasmodium falciparum; Proteinuria; Schistosoma haematobium [Indexed for MEDLINE] Free full text [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium, and/or Trichomonas vaginalis did not act as a confounding factor for the observed associations. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]