Schistosoma haematobium infection in Malaysia--a case report.
نویسندگان
چکیده
An imported case of Schistosoma haematobium infection presenting with haematuria and proteinuria is described. This would constitute a first case of urinary schistosomiasis in Malaysia. The patient failed to respond to multiple antibiotic treatment and was successfully treated with praziquantel.
منابع مشابه
A rare parasitic infection in Turkey: schistosomiasis. Case report.
Schistosomiasis is a water-borne parasitic disease. It is endemic in tropical and subtropical countries mainly in Africa and the eastern Mediterranean region. We report a case of a 37-year-old male who attended our hospital for terminal hematuria and irritative voiding symptoms. Schistosoma haematobium eggs were found in his urine sediment. He underwent transurethral resection o...
متن کاملSCHISTOSOMAHAEMATOBIUM CONTROL IN KHOOZESTAN PROVINCE IN IRAN: PROSPERITIES AND FAILURES
ABSTRACT Background: Schistosoma haematobium is a parasite that is carried by freshwater snails and induces gastrointestinal and urinary disease, depending on its species. In Khoozestan, one of the provinces in Iran, schistosomiasis was endemic. This study reports the results of schistosomiasis control in this region. Methods: From 1981 to 2001 nearly 650 villages and 20 cities were under surv...
متن کاملUrinary tract infection from Schistosoma haematobium: a case in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Corresponding author: Dr. Víctor Alfonso Francolugo Vélez. Pericón esquina Angélica 5o piso-502. Colonia Miraval. Cuernavaca, Mor. Telephone and Fax: (777) 314 0555. Email: [email protected] 1 Urologist. Sanatorio Henri Dunant, Professor at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. Mexico. 2 Pathologist. Hospital Carlos Calero Elorduy, ISSSTE. Cuernavaca, Morelos. Mexico. Urinary tract...
متن کامل[Myeloradiculitis due to Schistosoma haematobium: about an observation in Dakar (Senegal)].
Nervous localisations of schistosomiasis are rare. We report the case of a 25 year-old Senegalese patient admitted for a progressive myeloradiculitis onset, over a one week period. The diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium myeloradiculitis was made in front of a positive serum serology for S. haematobium, presence of S. haematobium eggs in urine, hyperproteinorachia, endemicity of S. haematobium...
متن کاملTubal schistosomiasis in Brazilian women: a case report.
Several authors have reported schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium in the female genital tract of patients in endemic areas. This work describes tubal schistosomiasis by Schistosoma mansoni in a Brazilian woman submitted to hysterectomy for uterine myomatosis and metrorrhagia. Macroscopy evidenced hydrosalpinx of the left tube and multiple Schistosoma mansoni eggs were identified b...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 47 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992