Abstract

CABREJAS LALMOLDA, A.; CONCHELLO MONLEON, R.  and  GALBE SANCHEZ-VENTURA, J.. Schistosomiasis as a cause of gross hematuria. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria [online]. 2012, vol.14, n.55, pp.239-242. ISSN 1139-7632.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1139-76322012000400011.

Bilarzhia is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases in the world, that we should consider in diferencial diagnosis of different entities, such as hematuria, most of it ocurrs in inmigrant population that proceeds of endemic areas. We present a clinical case of a child eleven years old original from Gambia, with macroscopic hematuria due to vesical esquistosomiasis. The urinary microbiology study showed Schistosoma haematobium eggs.

Keywords : Schistosomiasis; Haematuria.

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