A rare cause of diarrhea in the occident: A case of colonic schistosomiasis

Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2018 Dec;42(6):503-504. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2018.04.010. Epub 2018 Jun 7.

Authors

Joana C Branco¹, Liliana Santos², Rita T Manso³, Jorge Reis²

Affiliations

¹ Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, IC 19, 2720-276 Amadora, Lisboa, Portugal. Electronic address: cbranco.joana@gmail.com.
² Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, IC 19, 2720-276 Amadora, Lisboa, Portugal.
³ Pathology Department, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, IC 19, 2720-276 Amadora, Lisboa, Portugal.

PMID: 29887404
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2018.04.010

No abstract available

Keywords: Chronic diarrhea; Colonic schistosomiasis; Infectious colitis; Schistosoma intercalatum.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Colonic Diseases / parasitology*
Colonoscopy
Diarrhea / parasitology*
Female
Humans
Portugal
Sao Tome and Principe / ethnology
Schistosomiasis / diagnosis*