[Infection by Schistosoma intercalatum and probable hybridization with Schistosoma haematobium in East Africa. Report of a case].
It is reported the infection due to Schistosoma intercalatum and the probable hybridization with Schistosoma haematobium in a patient from the eastern region of Africa, where it has not been demonstrated before. The main clinical manifestations were abdominal pain and diarrhea with blood. The diagnosis was possible thanks to the finding in the microscopic examination of the characteristic eggs of Schistosoma intercalatum in faeces and urine by the modified technique of Ziehl-Neelsen.
Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba.
B
B
Villaverde Añé
M
M
Santana Añé
H
H
Fernández Abascal
A
A
Ruiz Pérez
J
J
Pérez Avila
B
B
Velázquez Viamonte
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003462:Cuba; D005002:Ethiopia; D006801:Humans; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D008297:Male; D010063:Ovum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012548:Schistosoma haematobium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D012553:Schistosomiasis haematobia / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013397:Sudan / Q000208:ethnology