Funiculitis due to Schistosoma haematobium: uncommon diagnosis using parasitologic analysis of semen.

Franck Durand (1, 2) , J. P. Brion (3) , N. Terrier (4) , C. Pinel (1) , H. Pelloux (1, 2)

1 LAPM - Laboratoire Adaptation et pathogénie des micro-organismes [Grenoble]
2 Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie
3 Service de Médecine Interne et Maladies Infectieuses
4 Clinique d'urologie

Schistosomal funiculitis is one of the rare localizations of longstanding chronic infection with schistosomiasis. We report a case of a 24-year-old-man who experienced iliac fossa pain and weight loss eight years after his last trip to Mali. Clinical diagnosis of lesions in the genitourinary tract due to schistosomiasis and biologic analysis are required to diagnose this uncommon localization of schistosomiasis.

Domaines: Biochimie, Biologie Moléculaire

Franck Durand, J. P. Brion, N. Terrier, C. Pinel, H. Pelloux. Funiculitis due to Schistosoma haematobium: uncommon diagnosis using parasitologic analysis of semen.. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2004, 70 (1), pp.46-7. ⟨hal-00267395⟩