Case Report Urinary Schistosomiais in Sebha, Libya

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  • Abraheem M. Mansour Consultant pediatrician, Head of Paediatric department, Sebha University, Head of Neonatology  department, Sebha Medical Center, Sebha, Libya.  
  • Nasser M. Hamid Head of Parasitology Department, Sebha Medical Center, Sebha, Libya

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https://doi.org/10.51984/joms.v13i1.325

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Urinary Schistosomiasis, Schistosoma haematobium, Haematuria, Sebha, Pediatric

Abstract

A 13 years old Libyan male Child was admitted to the Pediatric Department, Sebha medical Center in September 2017. The patient lives in Sebha- AL-Menshia, he presented with haematuria, loin pain and fever. An Ultrasound examination was normal. Examination of urine of patient showed 2 to 3 eggs of S. haematobium per low-power (10X) field with pus cells. The cause of haematurie in this patient is due to eroding of blood vessels of urinary bladder by the terminal spine of eggs of parasite. The patient has never been abroad.

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  • Abraheem M. Mansour, Consultant pediatrician, Head of Paediatric department, Sebha University, Head of Neonatology  department, Sebha Medical Center, Sebha, Libya.  

    Consultant pediatrician, Head of Paediatric department, Sebha University, Head of Neonatology 
    department, Sebha Medical Center, Sebha, Libya.  

  • Nasser M. Hamid, Head of Parasitology Department, Sebha Medical Center, Sebha, Libya

    Head of Parasitology Department, Sebha Medical Center, Sebha, Libya

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2018-12-20

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Case Report Urinary Schistosomiais in Sebha, Libya. (2018). Journal of Medical Sciences, 13(1), 46-48. https://doi.org/10.51984/joms.v13i1.325

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