title: Acute schistosomiasis in travelers: 14 years' experience at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London.
abstract: We report 79 cases of acute schistosomiasis. Most of these cases were young, male travelers who acquired their infection in Lake Malawi. Twelve had a normal eosinophil count at presentation and 11 had negative serology, although two had neither eosinophilia nor positive serology when first seen. Acute schistosomiasis should be considered in any febrile traveler with a history of fresh water exposure in an endemic area once malaria has been excluded.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Mortimer Market Centre, London, United Kingdom. sarah.logan4@nhs.net
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Elinor
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Gaia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nebbia
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jarvis
authors.forename: Muhiddin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suvari
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bligh
authors.forename: Peter L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Chiodini
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Doherty
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000353:Africa, Southern / Q000453:epidemiology; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013550:Swimming; D014195:Travel; D014867:Water / Q000469:parasitology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D011223:Praziquantel