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Published on: January 14, 2018
[A case of persistent urinary schistosomiasis transmitted through Lake Malawi]
Mustafa Taner Yıldırmak1, Funda Simşek, Habip Gedik
1Sağlık Bakanlığı Okmeydanı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye. mtanery@gmail.com
Abstract:
There are only few urinary schistosomiasis cases reported from Turkey. These recently diagnosed cases are either associated with overseas journeys or observed in foreign citizens visiting our country as afflicted with disease from abroad. Our case was infected when working in Africa and was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the bladder by mistake at the outset. The patient, who had recovered after a single-day praziquantel therapy, applied to our clinic due to a relapse after 21 months, underwent therapy with praziquantel for the second time. This case was presented for discussion with respect to the presence of a chronic disease despite therapy and the diagnostic dilemma.
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