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Occult Schistosomiasis Haematobia in a traveller returned from Africa
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Bradbury, RS and Wada, K, Occult Schistosomiasis Haematobia in a traveller returned from Africa, Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 12, (1) pp. 28-31. ISSN 1448-4706 (2011) [Contribution to Refereed Journal]
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Abstract
Urogenital infection with the blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium is common
in Africa and parts of the Middle East. Travellers to these regions are
susceptible to infection through contact with fresh water, but are often not
screened for infection upon return to their home countries. We describe a
two year delay in the diagnosis of schistosomiasis haematobia in a 19-yearold
Japanese male with a history of travel to Africa and peripheral eosinophilia,
but no other symptoms. Diagnosis was delayed in part due to the absence
of haematuria or proteinuria on urine dipstick, the absence of microscopic
haematuria and negative Schistosoma serology. The absence of haematuria is a not sufficient criteria to exclude a diagnosis of infection with S. haematobium
in a returned traveller
Item Details
| Item Type: | Contribution to Refereed Journal |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Medical microbiology |
| Research Field: | Medical parasitology |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical health |
| Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Bradbury, RS (Dr Richard Bradbury) |
| ID Code: | 72012 |
| Year Published: | 2011 |
| Deposited By: | Medicine |
| Deposited On: | 2011-08-18 |
| Last Modified: | 2012-06-12 |
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