An unusual presentation of genitourinary schistosomiasis in a Caucasian woman in the UK

A young woman who presented with loin pain and pyuria after a prolonged period of investigations and treatment, finally having a nephrectomy for non-functioning kidney, was revealed to have schistosomial infestation with an adult worm in the ureter. Unusually, she only developed bladder manifestatio...

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Published inAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Vol. 87; no. 6; pp. 481 - 4
Main Authors Ajit, M K, Groenewald, E A, Speakman, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.11.2005
Subjects
Abdominal Pain - parasitology
Adult
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Granuloma - parasitology
Humans
Schistosomiasis haematobia - diagnosis
Ureteral Obstruction - parasitology
Urinary Bladder Diseases - parasitology
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Summary:A young woman who presented with loin pain and pyuria after a prolonged period of investigations and treatment, finally having a nephrectomy for non-functioning kidney, was revealed to have schistosomial infestation with an adult worm in the ureter. Unusually, she only developed bladder manifestations later.
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ISSN:0035-8843
1478-7083
DOI:10.1308/147870805x60789