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SCHISTOSOMIASIS PRESENTING AS COLONIC POLYPOID MASSES IN A NIGERIAN PATIENT

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...

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Autores principales: Akere, A., Oluwasola, A.O., Fakoya, T.O., Lawan, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital, Ibadan 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5598446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28970774