[Bilharziasis caused by Schistosoma intercalatum, a recent and forgotten form of schistosomiasis]

Rev Prat. 1993 Feb 15;43(4):432-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Schistosoma intercalatum schistosomiasis is confined to the western regions of equatorial Africa. It is often asymptomatic but it produces microscopic lesions in the intestine (mainly the rectum), the liver and the genital organs of both men and women, the latter lesions being more insidious and insufficiently explored. Its treatment, like that of other schistosomiases, consists of one course of praziquantel. Naturally, S. intercalatum may be hybridized with S. haematobium in Gabon and Cameroun which are the two countries where the two parasites coexist.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cameroon / epidemiology
  • Gabon / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Praziquantel / therapeutic use
  • Schistosoma / classification*
  • Schistosomiasis / drug therapy
  • Schistosomiasis / epidemiology
  • Schistosomiasis / parasitology*
  • Schistosomiasis / transmission

Substances

  • Praziquantel