Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, is a parasitic disease caused by trematode worms. It is common in tropical and subtropical parts of the world where contact with fresh water is frequent. The patient's history of being born and living in Liberia, a country where Schistosomiasis is endemic, along with his current symptoms of abdominal pain and diarrhea, make Schistosomiasis a likely differential diagnosis. Praziquantel treatment is usually effective against intestinal Schistosomiasis.
Abd pain lasting for 1 hr prior to spontaneous resolution Calabar swelling=transient swelling a/w Loa Loa Sowda=oncerciasis localized to one limb. A/w prutitis, swollen, darkened skin
Left with father to Lofa county: mixed jungle savannah. Wologasi Mts on border of Liberia/Guinea
Colonoscopy performed with notable vascular pattern of rectum. Hyperemia and puntuate hemorrhage. Mucosal biopsies taken along with biopsy of 8 mm pedunculated polyp in ascending colon
(40x)Bx of submucosa showed parasitic egg c/w schistosomiasis. Granulomatous inflammation and prominent eosinophilic infiltrate? Hematoxylin and eosin stain with magnification 100x Rectum bx (15 Feb 08): -chrnoic colitis, -shistosoma mansoni eggs ident in mucosa, -no dysplasia identified
100x: visualization of rectum lamina propria. Lymphocytic and monocytic invasion. Mild degree of inflammation. Acute pathology. No histopathologic evidence of granulomatous formation.
50-60um in length. Viable miracidia survive for 2-3 weeks.
S. Mansoni much of sub saharan afrcia, northeast brazil, suriname, venezuela the caribbean, lower and middle egypt, the arabic peninsula S. haematobium-SSA, nile valley in egypt and sudan, the maghreb, the arabian peninsula S. japonicum-along the central lakes and river Yankgtze, Mindanao, Leyte, and Phillipines S. mekongi-central mekong basin in laos and cambodia S. Interclatum pockets in w. and central africa
DALY=one lost year of healthy life Schistosomiasis was 3 rd larges loss of tropical disease worldwide Mortality due to schistosomiasis by direct mortality and not due to renal failure, bladder cancer, cirrhosis or colon cancer
Epg=eggs per gram Diarrhea/bloody diarrhea/abd pain – 2 episodes lasting one day or more in past 2 mos
35% of bloody diarrhea due to S. mansoni. For diarrhea, 9% attributable to S. mansoni Prevalence of abd pain high 82% cohoha lake nd 72% rusizi plain
50-60um in length. Viable miracidia survive for 2-3 weeks.
GBD: from epidemiologic model. 2-Prevalence=extrapolation from historical prevalence data. 3-Morbidityand mortality estimates that quantified prevalence of infection and prevalence of selected morbid outcomes.
(oxadiazole—targets enzyme TGR) identified as effective against S. mansoni