Genital schistosomiasis

Int J STD AIDS. 2001 Sep;12(9):609-11. doi: 10.1258/0956462011923651.

Abstract

Schistosomiasis is the most serious helminthic infection in the United Kingdom. Female genital schistosomiasis affects 9-13 million women worldwide, mainly in areas where Schistosoma haematobium is endemic. With increasing tourism to these areas, this diagnosis is being encountered more frequently in the West. We present 2 cases of vulval schistosomiasis that were presented to our department in 1999 and 2000.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Biopsy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Schistosoma haematobium*
  • Schistosomiasis / epidemiology
  • Schistosomiasis / parasitology
  • Schistosomiasis / pathology*
  • Travel
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology
  • Vulvar Diseases / parasitology
  • Vulvar Diseases / pathology*