Incidental pseudolymphomatous bladder inflammatory polyp revealing urinary schistosomiasis

Abstract A 25 years- old female returning from an unmentioned trip to Madagascar underwent a bladder polyp endoscopic resection. Histopathology examination revealed an intense pseudolymphomatous inflammatory polyp caused by a Schistosoma infection. Bladder polyps due to schistosomiasis are a rare co...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of infectious diseases 2016-12, Vol.53 (C), p.39-40
Hauptverfasser:	Dessyn, Jean-François, Duquenne, Sebastien, Hoarau, Gautier
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Animals Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Infectious Disease Inflammation - diagnostic imaging Inflammation - parasitology Madagascar Polyps Polyps - diagnostic imaging Polyps - parasitology Pseudolymphoma - diagnostic imaging Pulmonary/Respiratory Schistosoma haematobium Schistosoma haematobium - genetics Schistosoma haematobium - isolation & purification Schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis haematobia - diagnostic imaging Schistosomiasis haematobia - parasitology Urinary bladder Urinary Bladder - parasitology Urinary Bladder - pathology Urinary Bladder Diseases - diagnostic imaging Urinary Bladder Diseases - parasitology
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract A 25 years- old female returning from an unmentioned trip to Madagascar underwent a bladder polyp endoscopic resection. Histopathology examination revealed an intense pseudolymphomatous inflammatory polyp caused by a Schistosoma infection. Bladder polyps due to schistosomiasis are a rare condition in westernized countries and have to be ruled out in front of any intense unexplained inflammation.
ISSN:	1201-9712 1878-3511
DOI:	10.1016/j.ijid.2016.10.022