Schistosomiasis haematobia: histopathological course determined by cystoscopy in a patient in whom praziquantel treatment failed Esquistossomíase hematóbica: seguimento histopatológico determinado por cistoscopia em um paciente com falha terapêutica ao praziquantel

Schistosomiasis haematobia or urinary schistosomiasis is one of the main public health problems in Africa and the Middle East. A single dose of 40 mg praziquantel per kg body weight continues to be the treatment of choice for this infection. The aims of this follow-up were to study the post-treatmen...

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Main Authors: Iran Mendonça da Silva, Edson Pereira Filho, Roberto Thiengo, Paulo César Ribeiro, Maria José Conceição, Mônica Panasco, Henrique Leonel Lenzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2008-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652008000600006