Human Placental Schistosomiasis-A Systematic Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schistosome egg deposition in pregnant women may affect the placenta of infected mothers and cause placental schistosomiasis (PS). Histopathological examination of placental tissue is an inadequate detection method due to low sensitivity. So far, there has not been any systematic review on PS.

Methods

We conducted a systematic literature search on PubMed, EMBASE, and Medline and included all publications that reported microscopically confirmed cases of PS, as well as the relevant secondary literature found in the citations of the primarily included publications.

Results

Out of 113 abstracts screened we found a total of 8 publications describing PS with a total of 92 cases describing egg deposition of dead and/or viable eggs and worms of S. haematobium

SUBMITTER: Gerstenberg J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11206619 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature