title: Chronic Schistosoma mekongi in a traveler--a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Travel-related schistosomiasis can be detected in patients without symptoms of acute or chronic infection. A case of Schistosoma mekongi acquired in an endemic area of Laos and discovered unexpectedly from colon biopsies taken 5 years after infection is presented here. A literature review of previous cases of S. mekongi infection specifically associated with travelers is then presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious and Tropical Medicine.
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Campa
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Develoux
authors.forename: Ghania
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Belkadi
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Magne
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lame
authors.forename: Marie-Jeanne
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Carayon
authors.forename: Pierre-Marie
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Girard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003106:Colon / Q000469:parasitology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007812:Laos; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014195:Travel