Duan Michael, Popat Shreeya, Coburn Michael, Woc-Colburn Laila E
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Ben Taub Hospital Urology Service, Harris Health System, Houston, TX.
Urology. 2021 Feb;148:e25-e26. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.10.035. Epub 2020 Nov 5.
In this case, we present imaging findings characteristic of chronic genitourinary schistosomiasis. Schistosoma haematobium, a blood fluke endemic to Africa and the Middle East, is a prominent cause of hematuria and bladder cancer in regions lacking adequate water sanitation. Luminal calcifications of the genitourinary tract, that is, of the bladder and/or ureters, from deposition of fluke eggs are a classic sign of chronic S. haematobium infection and should raise suspicion for the disease even when urine or serological tests are negative. It is important to recognize these findings on CT or, in resource-limited settings, plain film to allow for prompt, effective treatment.
在这种情况下,我们展示了慢性泌尿生殖系统血吸虫病的影像学特征。埃及血吸虫是一种在非洲和中东流行的血吸虫,在缺乏适当水卫生设施的地区,它是血尿和膀胱癌的主要病因。由于吸虫卵沉积导致的泌尿生殖道(即膀胱和/或输尿管)腔内钙化是慢性埃及血吸虫感染的典型征象,即使尿液或血清学检测呈阴性,也应怀疑该病。重要的是要在CT上识别这些表现,或者在资源有限的情况下,在平片上识别,以便进行及时、有效的治疗。