Title
Symptoms of intestinal schistosomiasis presenting during treatment of large B cell lymphoma
Date Issued
01 January 2004
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Publisher(s)
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
We report a case of chronic intestinal schistosomiasis presenting in a previously asymptomatic 34-year-old woman from Saudi Arabia with large B cell lymphoma. The patient presented with abdominal pain, constipation, recurrent rectal bleeding, and persistent mild eosinophilia during chemotherapy. Stools were repeatedly negative for parasite ova, but duodenal and colonic biopsies demonstrated Schistosoma eggs and eosinophilic granulomatous inflammation. Immunosuppressed patients with schistosomiasis may have diminished egg excretion. Diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion since stool test results may be negative and intestinal biopsies may be needed to make the diagnosis.
Start page
552
End page
553
Volume
71
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-10044241733
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00029637
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