Massie Jonathan, Howling Sarah
Department of Urology, Whittington Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Department of Radiology, Whittington Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Mar 9;12(3):e227347. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227347.
Schistosomiasis is infrequently seen in the UK, but remains an important cause of haematuria in endemic areas. It may also be complicated by systemic illness, and can affect multiple organs, including the bladder, liver and lungs. We discuss a case of haematuria associated with lower abdominal discomfort and dry cough/wheeze in a returning traveller diagnosed as pulmonary and urinary schistosomiasis, caused by This case was particularly notable for the radiological findings seen on CT scan of the chest (figure 2A,B), as well as the characteristic sago nodules discovered within the bladder. It is also unusual to see pulmonary schistosomiasis associated with , an organism more typically characterised by bladder involvement. It is important to consider schistosomiasis and its complications, while rare in the western world, it remains an important differential diagnosis in at-risk groups with considerable morbidity if untreated.
血吸虫病在英国并不常见,但在流行地区仍是血尿的重要病因。它也可能并发全身性疾病,并可累及多个器官,包括膀胱、肝脏和肺脏。我们讨论一例归国旅行者出现血尿并伴有下腹部不适及干咳/喘息的病例,该病例被诊断为肺和泌尿生殖系统血吸虫病,由 引起。该病例尤其值得注意的是胸部CT扫描所见的影像学表现(图2A、B),以及膀胱内发现的特征性西米结节。肺血吸虫病与 相关也不常见, 这种生物体通常更易累及膀胱。考虑到血吸虫病及其并发症很重要,尽管在西方世界较为罕见,但在高危人群中它仍是重要的鉴别诊断,如果不治疗会导致相当高的发病率。