Incidental pseudolymphomatous bladder inflammatory polyp revealing urinary schistosomiasis.
A 25-year-old female who had returned from a trip to Madagascar that was not reported, underwent an endoscopic bladder polyp resection. Histopathology examination revealed an intense pseudolymphomatous inflammatory polyp caused by a Schistosoma infection. Bladder polyps due to schistosomiasis represent a rare condition in developed countries and have to be ruled out in the case of any intense unexplained inflammation.
Urology Department, CHU Réunion, St Pierre, France.
Jean-François
JF
Dessyn
Pathology Department, CHU Réunion, St Pierre, France.
Sebastien
S
Duquenne
Microbiology Department, CHU Réunion, BP 350, 97448 Saint Pierre, France. Electronic address: drgautierhoarau@gmail.com.
Gautier
G
Hoarau
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology; D008270:Madagascar; D011127:Polyps / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology; D019310:Pseudolymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012548:Schistosoma haematobium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012553:Schistosomiasis haematobia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology
Polyps; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosomiasis; Urinary bladder