[A case of urinary schistosomiasis in a Japanese male]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 1984 Oct;30(10):1479-83.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Urinary schistosomiasis is an endemic disease mainly distributed in most of Africa and Southwest Asia, and caused by infestation with Schistosoma haematobium. The case presented here was a 33-year-old Japanese male who had suffered from schistosomal infestation in the endemic area, and diagnosed as urinary schistosomiasis by detection of Schistosoma haematobium ova in urine and specimens obtained by mucosal biopsy of the bladder. Radiographic and endoscopic examinations revealed neither obstructive uropathy nor urothelial malignancy. The patient underwent treatment with antimonyl sodium tartrate (Stibnal), and the disease is under good control.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antimony / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Male
  • Organometallic Compounds*
  • Schistosoma haematobium
  • Schistosomiasis / diagnosis*
  • Schistosomiasis / drug therapy
  • Schistosomiasis / pathology
  • Tartrates*
  • Trypanocidal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Urinary Bladder / parasitology
  • Urinary Bladder / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases / drug therapy

Substances

  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Tartrates
  • Trypanocidal Agents
  • antimony sodium tartrate
  • Antimony