Latent Schistosomiasis in Portuguese Soldiers
2007; Oxford University Press; Volume: 172; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.7205/milmed.172.2.144
ISSN1930-613X
AutoresPaulo Vieira, Helena Miranda, Manuel D. Cerqueira, Maria de Lurdes Delgado, Helen Coelho, Delfina Antunes, John H. Cross, José Manuel Correia da Costa,
Tópico(s)Helminth infection and control
ResumoSchistosomiasis was diagnosed in two Portuguese soldiers who had been deployed to Portuguese colonies in Africa. The first veteran was diagnosed as having schistosomiasis 34 years after returning from Angola, and the second veteran was found with Schistosoma haematobium infection 40 years after returning from Mozambique. The patient with Schistosoma mansoni had an active infection, because eggs were recovered with living miracidia. The second patient had developed urothelial cancer, but eggs recovered were calcified.
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