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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

A chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of pulmonary schistosomiasis. Findings on a chest x-ray suggestive pulmonary schistosomiasis include patchy infiltrates, signs of increased vascular and interstitial marking and mild lymphadenopathy.

X Ray

Chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of pulmonary schistosomiasis. Findings on a chest x-ray suggestive pulmonary schistosomiasis include:[1]

  • Patchy infiltrates
  • Signs of increased vascular and interstitial marking
  • Mild lymphadenopathy

Abdominal X-ray findings in urinary schistosomiasis include:[2]

References

  1. Niemann, Tilo; Marti, Hans Peter; Duhnsen, Sjunne Hans; Bongartz, Georg (2010). "Pulmonary Schistosomiasis – Imaging Features". Journal of Radiology Case Reports. 4 (9). doi:10.3941/jrcr.v4i9.482. ISSN 1943-0922.
  2. Ketabchi A, Moshtaghi-Kashanian G (2012). "Urinary schistosomiasis with simultaneous bladder squamous cell carcinoma and transitional cell carcinoma". Iran J Parasitol. 7 (3): 96–8. PMC 3469178. PMID 23109968.