Genital schistosomiasis mansoni: tubal tumor and parietal peritoneum involvement diagnosed during laparoscopy.
Female genital schistosomiasis is not uncommon in endemic areas for schistosomiasis, but there are few reports in the Brazilian medical literature. Here, we describe the case of a 31-year-old woman with lower abdominal pain who was diagnosed as presenting a fallopian tube tumor caused by Manson's schistosomiasis. The diagnosis was delayed because her symptoms were considered nonspecific. Involvement of the parietal peritoneum of the ovarian fossa was observed during laparoscopy and confirmed by histological analysis. The left tube and the tumor were excised and schistosomiasis was treated with praziquantel. She presented a full recovery and options for future reproduction are under evaluation.
Lambertucci
José Roberto
JR
Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. lamber@uai.com.br
Villamil
Quésia Tamara Mirante Ferreira
QT
Savi
Daniela
D
Dias
Ilveu Cosme
IC
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel