A Case of Pulmonary Nodular Schistosomiasis

Document Type : Case Report

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1 Department of Medical Imaging, Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona Hospital (HJRA), Antananarivo, Madagascar

2 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona Hospital (HJRA), Antananarivo, Madagascar

Abstract

Bilharzia is a parasitic infection particularly affecting the digestive tract and urinary tract. Lung involvement is rarely reported. We report a case of pulmonary bilharzioma of nodular type surrounded by ground glass opacities diagnosed on CT-scan and associated with a hepatic nodule, in a 41-year-old woman. The disappearance of the pulmonary nodule under antischistosomal treatment made it possible to make the diagnosis a posteriori without going through an invasive process.

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TANAFFOS (Respiration)
Volume 21, Issue 1
January 2022
Pages 104-108

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