Schistosomiasis in children: review of 51 imported cases in Spain

J Travel Med. 2020 Feb 3;27(1):taz099. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taz099.

Authors

N Mendoza-Palomar¹, E Sulleiro², I Perez-Garcia¹, M Espiau¹, A Soriano-Arandes¹, A Martín-Nalda¹, M Espasa², F Zarzuela², P Soler-Palacin²

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiencies Unit, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, PROSICS Barcelona, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
² Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, PROSICS Barcelona, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

PMID: 31821494
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taz099

No abstract available

Keywords: Bilharzia; Katayama Syndrome; Schistosoma haematobium; migrant; paediatric schistosomiasis; serology; traveller.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Animals
Anthelmintics / administration & dosage
Child
Emigrants and Immigrants
Female
Humans
Male
Praziquantel / administration & dosage
Retrospective Studies
Schistosoma / isolation & purification
Schistosomiasis / diagnosis*
Schistosomiasis / drug therapy
Spain
Travel

Substances

Anthelmintics
Praziquantel