Schistosomiasis

external

• Synonyms

  • Bilharziosis
  • Bilharzia

• Causes

  • Travel

• Effects

  • Splenic response to infection
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Katayama fever
  • Swimmers' itch
  • Squamous cell carcinoma of urinary bladder
  • Ureteric obstruction
  • Transverse myelitis
  • Chronic liver disease
  • Secondary pulmonary hypertension

• Parents

  • Trematode
  • Zoonosis

• Children

  • Schistosomia haematobium
  • Schistosomia japonicum
  • Schistosoma mansoni

• Treatments

  • Praziquantel
  • Prophylactic immunisation

• Description

  • "Worm from aquatic snail portal vein into viscera Rx Praziquantel"