Hepatic and renal amyloidosis in association with schistosomiasis. A case report

The association of systemic amyloidosis with schistosomiasis is rare. This report concerns a 47-year-old Black woman who presented with the nephrotic syndrome, with some unusual features. Ova of Schistosoma haematobium were seen in a rectal biopsy specimen, and amyloid material was shown in renal and hepatic biopsy specimens.