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Disseminated peritoneal Schistosoma japonicum : a case report and review of the pathological manifestations of the helminth

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia, bilharziasis, bilharziosis or snail fever) is a human disease syndrome caused by infection from one of several species of parasitic trematodes of the genus Schistosoma. The three main species infecting humans are S haematobium, S japonicum, and S mansoni. S japonicum is most common in the far east, mostly in China and the Philippines. We present an unusual case of S japonicum in a 32-year-old Filipino woman who had schistosomal ova studding the peritoneal cavity and forming a mass in the right iliac fossa.

Source: Annals of Saudi Medicine

DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.51800

Authors: Salah Al-Waheeb, Maryam Al-Murshed, Fareeda Dashti, Parsotam R. Hira, Lamia Al-Sarraf

Institutions: Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait University

Language: English

Topic: Parasites and Host Interactions

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2017670347

FWCI: 1.072

Cites: 15

Cited by: 12

Related to: 10