RT Book, Section
A1 Rosenthal, Philip J.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1166619853
T1 Schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis)
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2020
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260455281
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166619853
RD 2022/05/23
AB ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISHistory  of  freshwater  exposure  in  an  endemic  area.Acute  schistosomiasis:  fever,  headache,  myalgias,  cough,  urticaria,  diarrhea,  and  eosinophilia.Intestinal  schistosomiasis:  abdominal  pain,  diarrhea,  and  hepatomegaly,  progressing  to  anorexia,  weight  loss,  and  features  of  portal  hypertension.Urinary  schistosomiasis:  hematuria  and  dysuria,  progressing  to  hydronephrosis  and  urinary  infections.Diagnosis:  characteristic  eggs  in  feces  or  urine;  biopsy  of  rectal  or  bladder  mucosa;  positive  serology.