[Bilharziasis caused by Schistosoma intercalatum, a recent and forgotten form of schistosomiasis].
Schistosoma intercalatum schistosomiasis is confined to the western regions of equatorial Africa. It is often asymptomatic but it produces microscopic lesions in the intestine (mainly the rectum), the liver and the genital organs of both men and women, the latter lesions being more insidious and insufficiently explored. Its treatment, like that of other schistosomiases, consists of one course of praziquantel. Naturally, S. intercalatum may be hybridized with S. haematobium in Gabon and Cameroun which are the two countries where the two parasites coexist.
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Faculté de médecine de Tours, parasitologie et médecine tropicale.
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D000818:Animals; D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D005681:Gabon / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000145:classification*; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission
D011223:Praziquantel
Bilharziose à Schistosoma intercalatum bilharziose récente et oubliée.