A rare case of urinary schistosomiasis in Turkey

Summary Schistosomiasis is a chronic, parasitic disease and is endemic in some countries, primarily in Africa, Latin America and Asia. In some regions, Schistosoma haematobium is one of the principal causes of haematuria. In Turkey, due to the increasing amount of travel to and from endemic regions,...

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Published inTravel medicine and infectious disease Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 283 - 285
Main Authors Uysal, H. Kirkoyun, Akgul, O, Aliyev, E, Tunc, M.H, Oner, Y.A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2014
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Animals
Anthelmintics - administration & dosage
Bladder
Epidemiology
Family medical history
Fever
Haematuria
Hematuria - diagnosis
Hematuria - drug therapy
Hematuria - parasitology
Humans
Infections
Infectious Disease
Male
Medical treatment
Nigeria - ethnology
Ovum
Parasitic diseases
Praziquantel - administration & dosage
Schistosoma
Schistosoma haematobium - isolation & purification
Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis haematobia - diagnosis
Schistosomiasis haematobia - drug therapy
Schistosomiasis haematobia - parasitology
Travel medicine
Tropical diseases
Turkey
Urine
Urogenital system
Young Adult
Nigeria
Turkey
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Schistosomiasis
Haematuria
Turkey
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Summary:Summary Schistosomiasis is a chronic, parasitic disease and is endemic in some countries, primarily in Africa, Latin America and Asia. In some regions, Schistosoma haematobium is one of the principal causes of haematuria. In Turkey, due to the increasing amount of travel to and from endemic regions, the number of cases is also rising. We report a case of a 22-year-old Nigerian male who was admitted to our hospital with haematuria. Direct microbiological examination revealed S. haematobium eggs in his urine specimen. Schistosomiasis was diagnosed by pathology testing. Schistosomiasis has not been seen frequently in Turkey, and we therefore discuss the epidemiology, treatment options and clinical importance of S. haematobium.
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ISSN:1477-8939
1873-0442
DOI:10.1016/j.tmaid.2013.11.002