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Sonographic early findings in a case of bladder schistosomiasis

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Urinary schistosomiasis is a tropical infection with a high endemicity in the developing countries and is included in the list of “Neglected Tropical Diseases”. It is caused by a parasitic worm, Schistosoma haematobium, and it has come into the spotlight as a major cause of urogenital disease. Furthermore, it is linked to bladder cancer and it is a predisposing factor for HIV/AIDS. In this case, we describe a bladder schistosomal disease in a young African boy with persistent macroscopic hematuria and its ultrasound diagnostic bladder imaging.

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La schistosomiasi urinaria è un’infezione tropicale endemica nei paesi in via di sviluppo, inclusa nell’elenco delle “Malattie Tropicali Neglette”. E’ causata da un parassita, lo Schistosoma Haematobium e si annovera tra le cause maggiori di malattia urogenitale. Si correla inoltre al cancro della vescica e rappresenta un fattore predisponente per l’infezione da HIV/AIDS. Descriviamo un caso di schistosomiasi vescicale in un giovane ragazzo africano con ematuria macroscopica persistente illustrandone gli aspetti all’imaging ecografico.

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  1. Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences-University “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    Dolores Ferrara

  2. Radiology Department, Santobono-Pausilipon Children Hospital, Mario Fiore st 6, 80129, Naples, Italy

    Dolores Ferrara, Francesco Esposito & Massimo Zeccolini

  3. Radiology Department, Antonio Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy

    Marco Di Serafino

  4. Emergency Department, Cisanello Hospital, Pisa, Italy

    Chiara Gullotto & Leonardo Martinelli

  5. Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy

    Andrea Baglioni

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Ferrara, D., Esposito, F., Di Serafino, M. et al. Sonographic early findings in a case of bladder schistosomiasis. J Ultrasound 21, 259–263 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-018-0307-4

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