Intestinal obstruction due to schistosomiasis.
We have described a patient with intestinal obstruction caused by schistosomiasis but closely resembling colon carcinoma. The cause, demography, pathologic characteristics, and clinical management of the disease caused by Schistosoma mansoni are reviewed.
D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis