A case of paediatric bladder bilharzioma in Johannesburg, South Africa

Abstract

Abstract On cystoscopy, a polypoidal tumor was observed and biopsied, and histology confirmed it to be an inflammatory mass with schistosoma eggs called a bilharzioma. We highlight this case to emphasize the silent destructive potential of schistosomiasis which the World Health Organization considers a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD). A high degree of suspicion is often needed at the primary health care level to prevent morbidity.

Keywords

• bilharzia
• bilharzioma
• bladder mass
• hematuria
• neglected tropical disease
• schistosomiasis