ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy2024
Colonic schistosomiasis mimicking cancer, polyp, and inflammatory bowel disease: Five case reports and review of literature.
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- Bleeding rectal polyp as an atypical presentation of intestinal schistosomiasis: A case report from Egypt.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Schistosomal Rectal Polyposis Mimicking Colorectal Cancer: A Case Report of a 60-mm Polyp in a Young Ethiopian Man Treated at Firoomsis General Hospital.Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundSchistosomiasis, officially named as a neglected tropical disease by The World Health Organization, is a serious parasitic disease caused by trematode flukes of the genus CASE SUMMARY: Here, we present a series of five patients with variable presentations: an asymptomatic patient who was diagnosed with colonic schistosomiasis upon screening colonoscopy; 2 patients with clinical suspicion of colonic cancer; and 2 patients with a clinical diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease. All patients were subsequently confirmed to have colonic schistosomiasis after colonoscopy and histopathologic examination. The clinical manifestations, colonoscopy features and histologic findings of the patients are described. Most of the patients showed significant clinical improvement following administration of oral praziquantel.
conclusionIntestinal schistosomiasis can present with features mimicking other gastrointestinal conditions. This disease should be a diagnostic consideration in patients who live in or have traveled to endemic areas.
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