Boyd Michael J, Mendelson Marc, Dlamini Sipho K, Wasserman Sean, Fakier Ghaalied, Roberts Riyaadh, Papavarnavas Nectarios S
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Division of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
S Afr J Infect Dis. 2023 Sep 29;38(1):524. doi: 10.4102/sajid.v38i1.524. eCollection 2023.
Chronic schistosomiasis affects either the genitourinary or gastrointestinal tract. Rarely, schistosomes cause ectopic disease, such as in the case of a South African woman from a non-endemic province, who presented with suspected pericardial tamponade because of tuberculosis. However, histology and polymerase chain reaction from pericardial biopsy confirmed A finding of mediastinal non-Hodgkin lymphoma came to light when our patient's clinical condition unexpectedly deteriorated.
This case highlights an unusual manifestation of schistosomiasis.
慢性血吸虫病累及泌尿生殖道或胃肠道。血吸虫极少引起异位疾病,例如一名来自非流行省份的南非女性,因结核病出现疑似心包填塞。然而,心包活检的组织学检查和聚合酶链反应证实,当我们患者的临床状况意外恶化时,发现了纵隔非霍奇金淋巴瘤。
本病例突出了血吸虫病的一种不寻常表现。