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http://hdl.handle.net/2445/69254| Title: | A Case of Urogenital Human Schistosomiasis from a Non-endemic Area |
| Author: | Calvo-Cano, Antonia Cnops, Lieselotte Huyse, Tine van Lieshout, Lisette Pardos, Josefina Valls, M. Eugenia Franco de Castro, Agustín Rollinson, David Gascón i Brustenga, Joaquim |
| Keywords: | Esquistosomes Infeccions del tracte urinari Espanya Schistosoma Urinary tract infections Spain |
| Issue Date: | 5-Nov-2015 |
| Publisher: | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
| Abstract: | Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease reported in 78 countries, with an additional recent outbreak in Corsica. Generally, Schistosoma haematobium causes urogenital problems, whereas S. mansoni, S. japonicum, S. mekongi, S. guineensis, and S. intercalatum generate intestinal symptoms. Occasionally, ectopic tissue tropisms and infections by parasites resulting from hybridization occur. Geographical distribution and transmission of Schistosoma species depend on the presence of suitable intermediate snail hosts to complete the life cycle. Here we report on an unusual case of urogenital schistosomiasis in a Dominican adult male, living in Spain, with no history of visiting a known endemic area. |
| Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004053 |
| It is part of: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015, vol. 9, num. 11, p. e0004053 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/69254 |
| Related resource: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004053 |
| ISSN: | 1935-2727 |
| Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal) Articles publicats en revistes (Cirurgia i Especialitats Medicoquirúrgiques) |
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