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Sonographic Early Findings in a Case of Bladder Schistosomiasis

Overview
Journal J Ultrasound
Publisher Springer
Specialty Radiology
Date 2018 Jul 14
PMID 30003454
Citations 3
Authors
Dolores Ferrara
Francesco Esposito
Marco Di Serafino
Chiara Gullotto
Andrea Baglioni
Leonardo Martinelli
Massimo Zeccolini
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Abstract

Urinary schistosomiasis is a tropical infection with a high endemicity in the developing countries and is included in the list of "Neglected Tropical Diseases". It is caused by a parasitic worm, Schistosoma haematobium, and it has come into the spotlight as a major cause of urogenital disease. Furthermore, it is linked to bladder cancer and it is a predisposing factor for HIV/AIDS. In this case, we describe a bladder schistosomal disease in a young African boy with persistent macroscopic hematuria and its ultrasound diagnostic bladder imaging.

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