Acute Schistosomiasis: Report on Five Singular Cases

Abstract

The cases of five patients with unusual manifestations of acute schistosomiasis mansoni are described in this paper. One patient developed skin lesions, three displayed diverse lung involvement, and one presented pyogenic liver abscesses caused by Staphylococcus aureus

Keywords

• schistosomiasis
• pneumonia
• dermatitis
• liver abscesses