Use of bladder biopsy in the study of urinary schistosomiasis

Dauge, M.C.; Georges, P.

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique et de Ses Filiales 79(1): 74-77

1986


ISSN/ISBN: 0037-9085
PMID: 3084108
Document Number: 281995
It is common to find Schistosoma eggs in urine, faeces, and biopsies from rectal mucus membranes presently in use. It is less common to observe adults in routine bladder biopsies. The authors report such a case and discuss the importance of the bladder biopsy to estimate tissular inflammatory response which could reflect the host-parasite balance.

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