In addition to the classical manifestations, bilharziasis may present with features which are atypical and which may simulate other conditions. In such cases the value of the previous history cannot be overemphasized, immunodiagnostic procedures are useful pointers in diagnosis but in general treatment should be undertaken only after ova of the parasites have been found.

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with the success achieved in the interruption of the transmission of bilharziasis by snail control in most endemic areas of iran, mass-chemotherapy has been used extensively for reducing the number of cases in various villages. niridazol was chosen for this purpose after a screening of several drugs. eight thousand eight .l1undred seventy-four cases in 259 localities were treated from 1966 to t...

More than 100 million people worldwide are affected by bilharziasis, caused by Schistosoma haematobium. For travellers precaution is most important. For the population in endemic areas, an integrated approach including health education is necessary. Effective pharmacologic treatment is available.

Background: Urinary bladder carcinoma (UBC) is one of the most common malignancies in Egypt and all over world. TGFB levels plasma urine were proved to connote predictive prognostic attributes UBC patients. Furthermore, Cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are now recognized as a key player carcinogenesis. Yet, TGFΒ1 expression CAFs had not been elucidated. Moreover, TGFB1 targeted therapy emer...

History of Present Illness.-When admitted to Nakuru, on 2nd April, 1952, he complained of hrematuria accompanied by pain on micturition, of one week's duration. The hrematuria occurred towards the end of micturition and was . accompanied by the passage of a few small clots. The pain was situated in the suprapubic region and radiated to the tip of the penis, being of intermittent and griping cha...