Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases (Aug 2014)

A case of Schistosomiasis in Pakistan

  • Faysal Subhani,
  • Raabia Nizamuddin,
  • Amna Qasim,
  • Najia Idrees,
  • Imran Ahmed,
  • Sobia Nizami,
  • M. Asim Beg

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1

Abstract

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Schistosomiasis in humans has rarely been reported from Pakistan. We report the case of a 25 year old male who acquired the infection in Malawi and presented with hematuria and dysuria. The possibility of schistosomiasis becoming endemic in the country is also analyzed.

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