A 26-Year-old Woman With Dysuria and Hematuria.

2020 
Abstract In this case we present imaging findings characteristic of chronic genitourinary schistosomiasis. Schistosoma haematobium, a blood fluke endemic to Africa and the Middle East, is a prominent cause of hematuria and bladder cancer in regions lacking adequate water sanitation. Luminal calcifications of the genitourinary tract, i.e. of the bladder and/or ureters, from deposition of fluke eggs are a classic sign of chronic S.haematobium infection and should raise suspicion for the disease even when urine or serological tests are negative. It is important to recognize these findings on CT or, in resource-limited settings, plain film to allow for prompt, effective treatment.
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