title: Terminal ileum schistosomiasis with perianal fistula mimicking Crohn's disease.
abstract: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease related to water contact in the agricultural fields, affecting millions of people in developing countries in tropical and subtropical parts of Africa, Asia, and South America. We report a case of a 27-year-old male, with intestinal schistosomiasis associated with perianal fistula mimicking Crohn's disease, where the terminal ileum showed a cobblestone appearance, and histopathological biopsy showed schistosoma granuloma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, PO Box 7897, Riyadh 11159, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. barneyhameed@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mohammad A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: Sohail A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ashraf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni