Persistent Colonic Schistosomiasis among Symptomatic Rural Inhabitants in the Egyptian Nile Delta.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Human schistosomiasis is one of the most important and unfortunately neglected tropical diseases. The aim of the current study was to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of colonic schistosomiasis among symptomatic rural inhabitants of the Middle Northern region of the Egyptian Nile delta.

Patients and methods

This study recruited 193 inhabitants of the rural community in the Egyptian Nile Delta referred for colonoscopy because of variable symptoms. After giving written informed consent, they were exposed to thorough history, clinical examination, stool analysis, abdominal ultrasonography, and pan-colonoscopy with biopsies.

Results

Twenty-four cases out of the 193 patients had confirmed active schistosomiasis with a prevalence rate of 12

SUBMITTER: Ahmed MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8114893 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature