Genital schistosomiasis mansoni: tubal tumor and parietal peritoneum involvement diagnosed during laparoscopy


Autoria(s): Lambertucci,José Roberto; Villamil,Quésia Tamara Mirante Ferreira; Savi,Daniela; Dias,Ilveu Cosme
Data(s)

01/10/2009

Resumo

Female genital schistosomiasis is not uncommon in endemic areas for schistosomiasis, but there are few reports in the Brazilian medical literature. Here, we describe the case of a 31-year-old woman with lower abdominal pain who was diagnosed as presenting a fallopian tube tumor caused by Manson's schistosomiasis. The diagnosis was delayed because her symptoms were considered nonspecific. Involvement of the parietal peritoneum of the ovarian fossa was observed during laparoscopy and confirmed by histological analysis. The left tube and the tumor were excised and schistosomiasis was treated with praziquantel. She presented a full recovery and options for future reproduction are under evaluation.

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Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.42 n.5 2009

Palavras-Chave #Schistosomiasis #Fallopian tube #Genital schistosomiasis #Tumor #Schistosomiasis mansoni
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journal article