Testicular schistosomiasis caused by schistosoma mansoni: A case report from Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 523-524

  Lopes, Roberto Iglesias ^a,b   Leite, Kátia Ramos ^a   Prando, Décio ^a   Lopes, Roberto Nicomedes ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SÍRIO LIBANÊS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Orchiectomy; Schistosomiasis; Testis

Indexed keywords

OXAMNIQUINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ECHOGRAPHY; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OOCYTE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SYMPTOM; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS DISEASE;

EID: 36148974311     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702007000500015     Document Type: Article

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