Latent schistosomiasis in Portuguese soldiers.
Schistosomiasis was diagnosed in two Portuguese soldiers who had been deployed to Portuguese colonies in Africa. The first veteran was diagnosed as having schistosomiasis 34 years after returning from Angola, and the second veteran was found with Schistosoma haematobium infection 40 years after returning from Mozambique. The patient with Schistosoma mansoni had an active infection, because eggs were recovered with living miracidia. The second patient had developed urothelial cancer, but eggs recovered were calcified.
Vieira
Paulo
P
Center of Parasite Immunology and Biology, National Institutes of Health, Porto, Portugal.
Miranda
Helena P
HP
Cerqueira
Manuel
M
Delgado
Maria de Lurdes
Mde L
Coelho
Helen
H
Antunes
Delfina
D
Cross
John H
JH
da Costa
Jose M Correia
JM
D000810:Angola; D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008109:Liver Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014195:Travel