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Pages 174-177 (March - April 2011)
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Vol. 15. Issue 2.
Pages 174-177 (March - April 2011)
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Genital schistosomiasis mansoni concomitant to genital tumor in areas of low endemicity: challenging diagnosis
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Marta G. Cavalcanti1,
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Correspondence to: Serviço de Doenças, Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof. Rodolfo Rocco 255 - 5° andar, Cidade Universitária, Campus do Fundão 21 941-913, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Phone: 55-21-2562-2526, 55-21-9156-8630, Fax: 55-21 2551 7023.
, Margareth M.I. Gonçalves2, Magali M. Barreto3, Aline Helen da Silva4, Kalil Madi4, José Mauro Peralta2, Ricardo P. Igreja5
1 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Service, Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - HUCFF/UFRJ, Brazil
2 Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, UFRJ, Brazil
3 Department of Biology, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Brazil
4 Pathological Anatomy Service, HUCFF/UFRJ, Brazil
5 Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, UFRJ, Brazil
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Abstract

Genital infection by Schistosoma mansoni is usually misdiagnosed in individuals who reside in, or travel to endemic areas. We describe two cases of genital tumor associated with S. mansoni infection manifested by methrorragy. Surgical specimens revealed leiomyomas in both cases associated with S. mansoni. In one of them, granulomas were found in the ovary and in the other they were found in the uterine tube. Although none presented intestinal/hepatic disease, fecal egg excretion was detected in one. Both had elevated pretreatment antibody reactivity to S. mansoni antigen, but follow-up showed different outcomes. Schistosomiasis should be considered as a diagnosis in individuals with methrorragy residing in or having traveled to endemic areas. Since diagnosis follows genital amputation, and cure control is troublesome, improvement of diagnostic tools and follow-up markers are important priorities to decrease schistosomiasis morbidity.

Keywords:
S. mansoni
female genital infection
serology
low endemic area
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