PMID: 2507653Dec 1, 1989Paper

Schistosoma mansoni: tegumental surface alterations following oxamniquine treatment of infected mice

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
A M Amin, E G Mikhail

Abstract

The in vivo effects of oxamniquine on the tegumental surface of adult Schistosoma mansoni were studied using scanning electron microscopy. Pronounced tegumental alterations were observed in all worms including marked oedema, wrinkling and distortion, atrophy, loss of tone and complete disorganization of suckers, blebbing, destruction of tubercles, collapse of sensory papillae and erosion or peeling of the surface layer. The amount of damage was more marked in males than females and varied considerably among worms recovered from the same host and even in different regions of the same worm. Damage was irreversible and all worms were eventually eliminated.

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