Schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis is an infectious disease caused by parasitic trematodes of the genus <i>Schistosoma</i> that colonize human blood vessels and release eggs that can cause granulomatous reactions leading to acute (swimmer's itch or acute schistosomiasis syndrome) or chronic disease. Depending on where the eggs lodge, manifestations of chronic schistosomiasis can include diarrhea, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, anemia (intestines), hepatosplenism, periportal fibrosis with portal hypertension (liver), urogenital inflammation and scarring, hematuria and dysuria (genitourinary system). Other patients may be asymptomatic.

Jaundice

Yellow pigmentation of the skin due to bilirubin, which in turn is the result of increased bilirubin concentration in the bloodstream.

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PMID (PMCID)
11548081	FEMALE	Adult
	Parasitic procrastination: late-presenting ovale malaria and schistosomiasis.
	Davis TM, Singh B, Sheridan G. Med J Aust. 2001;175(3):146-8.
	A 29-year-old woman with ovale malaria (most likely contracted, together with asymptomatic schistosomiasis, in East Africa two years previously) had fever, nausea and confusion, jaundice, anaemia, thrombocytopenia, hyponatraemia and hypokalaemia.
8525278	MALE	Middle Aged
	Schistosomiasis: predisposing cause for the formation of hepatic abscesses? Case report.
	de Lima VC, Maluf FC. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 1995;37(3):277-80.
	An adult patient with chronic schistosomiasis from an endemic area, complained about a seven day fever, along with jaundice and lumbar backache on the right side.