[Pseudo-tumoral schistosomiasis: case report]

Arq Gastroenterol. 1998 Jan-Mar;35(1):74-7.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

The schistosomiasis is an endemic disease in Brazil. The most frequent forms are: intestinal, hepatosplenic and hepatointestinal. Rare forms also manifest such as pseudo-tumoral form. The objective of this paper is to report a 8 years-old boy, from Minas Gerais State, with pseudo-tumoral schistosomiasis. He was submitted an exploratory laparotomy and a biopsy from abdominal mass was made. The histologic studies showed a chronic inflammatory process, with a large number of S. mansoni eggs. The treatment was a single-dose of oxaminiquine (20 mg/kg), with a positive evolution, with non-sequel observed after two years of follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biopsy
  • Child
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Schistosoma mansoni*
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed