title: [Schistosomiasis. Apropos of 5 cases of Swiss citizens having traveled in endemic countries].
abstract: Among a series of 35 cases of schistosomiasis diagnosed in Geneva between 1961 and 1975 on biopsies (bladder, rectum and liver), the cases of 5 Swiss citizens who had lived in endemic countries are reported. Since the clinical manifestations are often misleading or hardly typical, the diagnosis rests above all on biopsy. After recall of the epidemiologic and pathologic features, the diagnostic steps are reviewed. The object of this study is to call the practiontitioner's attention to the increasing incidence of imported schistosomiasis among the inhabitants of temperate countries.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009018:Morocco; D009560:Niridazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D013557:Switzerland / Q000208:ethnology; D015006:Yemen
chemical_list: D009560:Niridazole
vernacular_title: Schistosomiase. A propos de 5 cas chez des Suisses ayant voyagé en pays d'endémie