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versión On-line ISSN 2221-2434
Resumen
CHAVEZ TROYA, Osmel; MOLINA RAMIREZ, Beatriz y ROSALES ORIHUELA, Janairy. Porcelain Bladder as a Result of Urinary Schistosomiasis. Presentation of a Clinical Case with a Multidisciplinary Approach. Rev. Finlay [online]. 2017, vol.7, n.1, pp. 62-67. ISSN 2221-2434.
Uro-genital schistosomiasis is one of the parasite infections suffered by inhabitants of underdeveloped countries. This disease, as some other parasite infections, is increasing its incidence in some other as a consequence of higher population mobility. A case of a 35 year old woman is presented who was admitted to Malange General Hospital complaining of hypo-gastric pain, chills and final intermittent hematuria she had had for two monhs. After some lab tests, it was confirmed the presence of Schistosomas eggs in a urine sample and calcification of the bladder in porcelain form observed in a simple abdominal radiography. With the diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis, she was treated with praziquantel at 40 mg per kg in a single dose. The patient came back a week later and afterwards for follow up. She is currently cured and doing her routines.
Palabras clave : urinary schistosomiasis; parasitosis; incidence; pathological calcification.