Lopes Eduardo José Andrade, de Almeida Carlos Eduardo R, Jacobino Modesto
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2007 May-Jun;40(3):341-2. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822007000300018.
In endemic regions, Mansoni schistosomiasis is responsible for high morbidity-mortality rates due to diseases associated with infestation of the hepatic system. Genital involvement caused by Mansoni schistosomiasis is rare. We report the first case of Mansoni schistosomiasis in the seminal vesicle, which was diagnosed incidentally by means of histopathological study of the prostate and seminal vesicles after surgical removal.
在流行地区,由于与肝系统感染相关的疾病,曼氏血吸虫病导致高发病率和死亡率。曼氏血吸虫病引起的生殖器受累情况罕见。我们报告首例发生在精囊的曼氏血吸虫病病例,该病例在手术切除前列腺和精囊后通过组织病理学研究偶然确诊。