Genital schistosomiasis.
Schistosomiasis is the most serious helminthic infection in the United Kingdom. Female genital schistosomiasis affects 9-13 million women worldwide, mainly in areas where Schistosoma haematobium is endemic. With increasing tourism to these areas, this diagnosis is being encountered more frequently in the West. We present 2 cases of vulval schistosomiasis that were presented to our department in 1999 and 2000.
Carey
F M
FM
Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK. fionacarey@tinyonline.co.uk
Quah
S P
SP
Hedderwick
S
S
Finnegan
D
D
Dinsmore
W W
WW
Maw
R D
RD
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012548:Schistosoma haematobium; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D014195:Travel; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*