SCHISTOSOMIASIS PRESENTING AS COLONIC POLYPOID MASSES IN A NIGERIAN PATIENT

Authors

A. Akere1, A.O. Oluwasola2, T.O. Fakoya1 and A. Lawan2

Correspondents

Dr. A. Akere
Dept. of Medicine,
College of Medicine,
University of Ibadan/
University College Hospital,
Ibadan, Nigeria
P.O. Box 28829, Agodi, Ibadan
E-mail: adeakere@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +2348033257211

Affiliation of Authors

Deptartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan/University College Hospital, Ibadan,
Nigeria
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan/University College Hospital, Ibadan,
Nigeria

ABSTRACT

Intestinal Schistosomiasis is a serious disease and is commonly produced by S. mansoni and japonicum . The presence of viable ova of the organism in the colon elicits inflammation, formation of granuloma, ulcers, haemorrhage and colonic fibrosis with subsequent longterm sequelae. Schistosoma mansoni is endemic in the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America. This is a case of a Nigerian with colonic polypoid masses which turned out to be Schistosomal mansoni infection.

Keywords: Colonic polypoid masses, Schistosoma mansoni, Nigerian patient

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