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ArticleInternational medical case reports journal2022

Fulminant Hepatitis and Ulcerative Colitis: Case Report of Ethiopian Child with Schistosomiasis and Amebiasis Co-Infection.

Worku Ketema, Kefyalew Taye, Negash Tagesse, Mulugeta Sitot Shibeshi, Bizuneh Alemayehu, Fikre G/Tsadik, Birhanu Girma, Alemwosen Teklehaymanote, Alemu Debiso

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Article in International medical case reports journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Worku KetemaDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, HawassaUniversity, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-7056-6999
Kefyalew TayeDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, HawassaUniversity, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-0994-481X
Negash TagesseDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, HawassaUniversity, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia.
Mulugeta Sitot ShibeshiDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, HawassaUniversity, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-3339-9225
Bizuneh AlemayehuDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, HawassaUniversity, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia.
Fikre G/TsadikDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, HawassaUniversity, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia.
Birhanu GirmaDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, HawassaUniversity, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia.
Alemwosen TeklehaymanoteDepartment of Pathology, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-2055-6949
Alemu DebisoDepartment of Public Health, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-6813-0918
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Abstract

Background: Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that affects around 200 million people worldwide, the majority of whom are children aged 5 to 15 years. It is one of the most significant public health problems in tropical and subtropical regions. Case Presentation: This is the story of a 12-year-old male adolescent from the Guji zone of the Oromia regional state of Ethiopia who presented to Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (HUCSH) complaining of bloody diarrhea of 1 week associated with vomiting of ingested matter of 2 weeks. He also had history of fever, chills, rigors, arthralgia, and weight loss during a 2 weeks period. Further questioning revealed that he had previously swum in a pond and had a self-limited itchy skin condition. The family said that similar cases had occurred in their town that resolved with medications provided at a local health center. Conclusion: Schistosomiasis and amebiasis are major public health issues, especially in impoverished areas. Schistosomiasis presents differently clinically depending on the phase and clinical form in which it manifests, making diagnosis and management challenging. As a result, it necessitates an integrated collaboration involving clinicians, pathologists, and public health professionals. We describe ulcerative colitis (UC) ascribed to schistosomiasis and amoebiasis coinfection, and fulminant hepatitis due to schistosomiasis. As there was no report of liver abscess on sonographic scanning, hepatitis may not be due to coinfection. This case will be an alert to clinicians and public health personnel who are striving for the ultimate eradication of schistosomiasis and also teaches us that treating co-infections of both is beyond just giving praziquantel and antiamebics.

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amebiasiscoinfectionfulminant hepatitisschistosomiasisulcerative colitis

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