PMID: 9177093Jun 24, 1997Paper

Schistosoma haematobium induced lesions in the female genital tract in a village in Madagascar

Acta Tropica
Peter D C LeutscherP Esterre

Abstract

Female genital schistosomiasis, FGS, was investigated in a gynaecological study as part of an overall community based morbidity survey, including parasitological and ultrasonographical examination, of a Schistosoma haematobium endemic area in Madagascar. Women (103), of childbearing age (15-49 years), were included for a gynaecological examination and visible lesions of vagina and cervix were biopsied in order to determine the origin of the lesion. Furthermore all women were screened for the presence of schistosome ova using PAP smears from the vagina and the endo/exo cervix. In total 15 women showed schistosome ova in the vagina and/or cervix (median age 24 years and range 15-36 years). Of 36 women with cervical abnormalities, 12 eggs were detected by cervical biopsy (33%). In addition, two of the 12 presented vaginal induration, which contained eggs. Six women had eggs in their PAP smears of which three were egg negative by cervical biopsy. The prevalence of positive S. haematobium egg excretion in the urine among the 103 women was 69% and the geometric mean egg count of positive individuals was 51 eggs/10 ml of urine. Five of the 15 women with confirmed FGS had < or = 1 egg/10 ml of urine. Bladder lesions and congestive chan...Continue Reading

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