Schistosomiasis in ectopic or unusual sites. A report of 5 cases.
Schistosomiasis usually affects the urinary tract or the bowel; 5 cases occurring in an endemic area in which the disease presented in an unusual site--lung, ovary, testis, intestine and spinal cord--are described.
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Donald Fraser Hospital, Vhufuli, Venda.
Teichler
M J
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Jonker
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van der Merwe
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012552:Schistosomiasis; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000209:etiology