PART 8: Infectious Diseases
SECTION 19 Helminthic Infections
219 Schistosomiasis and Other Trematode Infections
 | Figure 219-1 Morphology of schistosome eggs, the diagnostic stage of the parasite's life cycle. A. S. haematobium egg (in a urine sample) is large (~140 mm long), with a terminal spine. B. |
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 | Figure 219-2 Global distribution of schistosomiasis. A. S. mansoni infection (dark blue) is endemic in Africa, the Middle East, South America, and a few Caribbean countries. S. intercalatum... |
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 | Figure 219-3 Chronic hepatosplenomegaly caused by schistosomiasis mansoni. Liver and spleen enlargement, ascites, and wasting are characteristically seen in patients with chronic S. mansoni infection. |
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