Case Report Urinary Schistosomiais in Sebha, Libya

Abraheem M. Mansour; Nasser  M. Hamid

doi:10.51984/joms.v13i1.325

Case Report Urinary Schistosomiais in Sebha, Libya

Authors

Abraheem M. Mansour Consultant pediatrician, Head of Paediatric department, Sebha University, Head of Neonatology department, Sebha Medical Center, Sebha, Libya.
Nasser M. Hamid Head of Parasitology Department, Sebha Medical Center, Sebha, Libya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51984/joms.v13i1.325

Keywords:

Urinary Schistosomiasis, Schistosoma haematobium, Haematuria, Sebha, Pediatric

Abstract

A 13 years old Libyan male Child was admitted to the Pediatric Department, Sebha medical Center in September 2017. The patient lives in Sebha- AL-Menshia, he presented with haematuria, loin pain and fever. An Ultrasound examination was normal. Examination of urine of patient showed 2 to 3 eggs of S. haematobium per low-power (10X) field with pus cells. The cause of haematurie in this patient is due to eroding of blood vessels of urinary bladder by the terminal spine of eggs of parasite. The patient has never been abroad.

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Author Biographies

Abraheem M. Mansour, Consultant pediatrician, Head of Paediatric department, Sebha University, Head of Neonatology department, Sebha Medical Center, Sebha, Libya.

Consultant pediatrician, Head of Paediatric department, Sebha University, Head of Neonatology
department, Sebha Medical Center, Sebha, Libya.
Nasser M. Hamid, Head of Parasitology Department, Sebha Medical Center, Sebha, Libya

Head of Parasitology Department, Sebha Medical Center, Sebha, Libya

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Published

2018-12-20

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Original Research Article

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How to Cite

Case Report Urinary Schistosomiais in Sebha, Libya. J Med Sci (Sebha) [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 20 [cited 2026 Oct. 15];13(1):46-8. Available from: https://www.sebhau.edu.ly/journal/joms/article/view/325