title: Ovarian Manson's Schistosomiasis: Rare Diagnosis or Underestimated Prevalence?
abstract: The occurrence of Manson's schistosomiasis in organs of the female reproductive tract is an uncommon event, given that the etiological agent for this disease is a blood parasite that inhabits the mesenteric veins. In this case report, a 45-year-old female patient reported that her first symptoms had been strong pain in the left iliac region around two years earlier. An endovaginal pelvic ultrasonography showed that the left ovary was enlarged, and the report suggested that this finding might be correlated with clinical data and tumor markers. After being examined at several healthcare services, the patient was referred to an oncology service due to suspected neoplasia, where she underwent a left ovariectomy. The result from the histopathological examination showed the presence of granulomatous inflammatory processes surrounding both viable and calcified eggs ofSchistosoma mansoni. There was no evidence of any neoplastic tissue. The patient was medicated and followed-up as an outpatient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Laboratório e Serviço de Referência em Esquistossomose, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Fiocruz - Ministério da Saúde, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elainne Christine de Souza
authors.initials: ECS
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Lúcia Coutinho
authors.initials: ALC
authors.lastname: Domingues
authors.affiliation: Centro Acadêmico de Vitória, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernmbuco, Brazil.
authors.forename: Francisco Carlos Amanajás de
authors.initials: FCA
authors.lastname: Aguiar Júnior
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Laboratório e Serviço de Referência em Esquistossomose, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Fiocruz - Ministério da Saúde, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
authors.forename: Constança Simões
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Barbosa
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology