title: [Ultrasonographic aspects of urinary schistosomiasis in children of the Dogon plateau and the Niger office; impact of praziquantel treatment].
abstract: Urinary bilharziasis is a parasitic infection responsible for vesical, urethral and renal lesions. The authors demonstrate the importance of ambulatory echography on a large scale and describe various echographic lesions. Vesical attacks occurred in 27% of the wall irregularity, 44% of the masses and polyps. Pyelic and urethral abnormalities occurred in 16.6% and 29.9% of cases respectively at the baseline in 1991. These prevalence rates decreased after seven years, in 1998. The authors discuss the utility of chemotherapy with praziquantel and the necessity of a periodical mass treatment in the areas with high bilharziasis endemicity in Mali.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie et d'imagerie médicale, Hôpital du point G, BP 333, Bamako, Mali. gadkeita@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Keita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dembélé
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kané
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fongoro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Traoré
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sacko
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sidibe
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Traoré
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Doumbo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Traoré
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012553:Schistosomiasis haematobia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014521:Urethra / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel