Ruptured tubal gestation: an unusual presentation of Schistosoma haematobium infection of the fallopian tube

Trop Doct. 2004 Jan;34(1):48-9. doi: 10.1177/004947550403400125.

Abstract

An unusual mode of presentation of schistosomiasis in the form of a ruptured tubal pregnancy in a previously asymptomatic 23-year-old woman is described. Histological examination of the salpingectomy specimens demonstrated Schistosoma haematobium ova.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Fallopian Tubes / parasitology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Tubal / diagnosis*
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Schistosoma haematobium / isolation & purification*
  • Schistosomiasis haematobia / diagnosis*