title: Diagnostic issues of acute schistosomiasis with Schistosoma mekongi in a traveler: a case report.
abstract: A Belgian traveler returning from Laos developed acute schistosomiasis. Feces microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by sequence analysis revealed Schistosoma mekongi. Schistosome antibody test results and real-time PCR in serum were initially negative or not interpretable. A HRP-2 antigen test for Plasmodium falciparum and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) antibody test for Trichinella yielded false-positive results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clerinx
authors.forename: Lieselotte
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cnops
authors.forename: Tine
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Huyse
authors.forename: Egbert
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tannich
authors.forename: Marjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Esbroeck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D018509:DNA, Helminth; D011223:Praziquantel; D008775:Methylprednisolone