| Disease/Syndrome |
Schistosomiasis, urinary |
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| Category |
Infection, Travel |
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| Acute/Chronic |
Subacute |
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| Synonyms |
Schistosoma haematobium |
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| Biomedical References |
Search PubMed |
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| Comments |
Acute schistosomiasis (Katayama fever) is rare in S. haematobium infections. Egg deposition in the lungs may cause pulmonary nodules and cor pulmonale. Other complications of chronic S. haematobium infection are chronic renal failure and transverse myelitis. [Guerrant, p. 1341-6] Humans are the main reservoirs and snails are intermediate hosts for this trematode infection. [CCDM, p. 477] Diseases related to chronic infection include obstructive uropathy, hydronephrosis, pyelonephritis, and bladder cancer. [ID, p. 2378] Marked eosinophilia is present early. Eosinophilia may be present or absent in chronic infections. [Guerrant, p. 1482] |
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| Latency/Incubation |
2 weeks to 1.5 months for Katayama fever; longer for chronic symptoms; |
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| Diagnostic |
Microscopic exam; serology; Urine filtration; New tests detect antigen in urine; [CCDM, p. 477] |
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| ICD-9 Code |
120.0 |
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| Effective Antimicrobics |
Yes |
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| Scope |
S. haematobium in Africa and Middle East; [CCDM, p. 477] Urinary schistosomiasis is endemic in all of Africa and parts of the Middle East. [CDC Travel, p. 298] |
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| Reference Link |
CDC - Schistosomiasis |
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