Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (May 2010)

Schistosoma mansoni: a rare cause of tubal infection

  • C.A. Faria,
  • J.C.J. Conceição,
  • T.F. Valadares,
  • B. Rodrigues,
  • L. Carneiro

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 3
pp. 288 – 290

Abstract

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S. haematobium is an important cause of urinary schistosomiasis, and symptomatic female genital infection is a common gynecological finding in areas where S. haematobium is prevalent. On the other hand, genital manifestations of intestinal schistosomas as S. mansoni are not frequent or are misdiagnosed. A case of a 40-year-old woman with abnormal uterine bleeding and asymptomatic tubal infection by S. mansoni identified in histological examination is presented. Keywords: schistosomiasis, S. mansoni, complications