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Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma haematobium
Definition
A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Schistosoma haematobium. This disease is characterised by haematuria, scarring, calcification, or squamous cell carcinoma. This disease may also present with embolic egg granulomas in the brain or spinal cord. Transmission is by direct contact with freshwater that has been contaminated with Schistosoma haematobium eggs or snails that carry Schistosoma haematobium.
Also indexed as
Bilharzia of ureterBladder disorders in bilharziasisEgyptian haematuriaEncephalitis due to Schistosoma haematobiumGranuloma of brain due to Schistosoma haematobiumInfection due to Schistosoma mattheiMyelitis due to haematobiumSchistosomiasis due to Schistosoma haematobiumSchistosomiasis of bladderbilharzial cystitisbilharziasis chyluriabilharziasis galacturiabilharziasis haematochyluriabilharziasis lipuriabilharziasis of the bladderbilharziasis tropical haematuriaendemic haematuriagenitourinary bilharziasisgenitourinary tract schistosomiasishaematochyluria in schistosomiasisschistosoma haematobium infectionurinary schistosomiasis