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Rectal carcinoma arising in a patient with intestinal and hepatic schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma mekongi
- Source :
- IDCases, Vol 27, Iss, Pp e01383-(2022), IDCases
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2022.
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Abstract
- Schistosomiasis is a parasitic trematode infection spread by snails with multiple species causing human disease. Infection can cause liver disease, including fibrosis and portal hypertension, and has been linked to malignancies such as bladder and colorectal cancer. We describe a case of Schistosoma mekongi, a geographically limited form of schistosomiasis, in a Laotian immigrant who presented with both hepatic fibrosis and rectal cancer, with numerous schistosome eggs present in the patient’s rectal resection. We believe this case is the first report of a rectal carcinoma arising in the setting of S. mekongi infection.
- Subjects :
- CCA, circulating cathodic antigen
Case Report
ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
CAA, circulating anodic antigen
Rectal carcinoma
PCR, polymerase chain reaction
Infectious Diseases
Schistosomiasis
Hepatic fibrosis
Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension
Schistosoma mekongi
HNPCC, hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22142509
- Volume :
- 27
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- IDCases
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....28732cc1230bd2cfd1ce8c92e11bd33f