Jejunal Ulcer Caused by Schistosoma japonicum
Intestinal schistosomiasis can be caused by the trematodes Schistosoma japonicum that mainly exists in East Asia or the S. mansoni in Africa and South America. The adult worms of S. japonicum live in the mesenteric veins and excrete eggs that circulate to the liver and colon; the eggs migrate throug...
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| description | Intestinal schistosomiasis can be caused by the trematodes Schistosoma japonicum that mainly exists in East Asia or the S. mansoni in Africa and South America. The adult worms of S. japonicum live in the mesenteric veins and excrete eggs that circulate to the liver and colon; the eggs migrate through the intestinal wall and pass out with the stool. Here, we report a case of jejunal ulcer caused by the infection of Schistosoma japonicum. A 63-year-old woman from Wuhan, China, was admitted with left quadrant abdominal pain and weight loss for more than 6 months. The patient’s computerized tomography reported cirrhotic liver changes, jejunal wall edema, and narrowed lumen; the upper enteroscopy corroborated these findings with the presence of several jejunal ulcers and edema. The pathology report showed chronic inflammation with ulcerative changes and S. japonicum eggs deposition. Schistosomiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases that affect the poorest. Although a great improvement has been made to control it, there is a lot of work that remains to be fulfilled. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8045c537618b444881475afaf1696fe92025-02-03T01:31:32ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362019-01-01201910.1155/2019/83564388356438Jejunal Ulcer Caused by Schistosoma japonicumDaniela Jaqueline Rivadeneira0Hesheng Luo1Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, ChinaIntestinal schistosomiasis can be caused by the trematodes Schistosoma japonicum that mainly exists in East Asia or the S. mansoni in Africa and South America. The adult worms of S. japonicum live in the mesenteric veins and excrete eggs that circulate to the liver and colon; the eggs migrate through the intestinal wall and pass out with the stool. Here, we report a case of jejunal ulcer caused by the infection of Schistosoma japonicum. A 63-year-old woman from Wuhan, China, was admitted with left quadrant abdominal pain and weight loss for more than 6 months. The patient’s computerized tomography reported cirrhotic liver changes, jejunal wall edema, and narrowed lumen; the upper enteroscopy corroborated these findings with the presence of several jejunal ulcers and edema. The pathology report showed chronic inflammation with ulcerative changes and S. japonicum eggs deposition. Schistosomiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases that affect the poorest. Although a great improvement has been made to control it, there is a lot of work that remains to be fulfilled.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8356438 |
| spellingShingle | Daniela Jaqueline Rivadeneira Hesheng Luo Jejunal Ulcer Caused by Schistosoma japonicum Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | Jejunal Ulcer Caused by Schistosoma japonicum |
| title_full | Jejunal Ulcer Caused by Schistosoma japonicum |
| title_fullStr | Jejunal Ulcer Caused by Schistosoma japonicum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Jejunal Ulcer Caused by Schistosoma japonicum |
| title_short | Jejunal Ulcer Caused by Schistosoma japonicum |
| title_sort | jejunal ulcer caused by schistosoma japonicum |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8356438 |
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