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| Alternative Names: | Bilharzia; Katayama fever; Swimmer's itch; Blood fluke
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| Symptoms: | - Symptoms vary with the species of worm and the phase of infection.
- Initial invasion of the skin may cause itching and a rash (swimmer's itch).
- Heavy infestation may cause fever, chills, lymph node enlargement, and liver and spleen enlargement.
- Urinary symptoms may include frequency, painful urination (dysuria), and blood in urine (hematuria).
- Intestinal symptoms include abdominal pain and diarrhea (which may be bloody).
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| Signs and tests: | - Test for schistosome eggs in urine
- Test for schistosome eggs in stool
- Biopsy of tissue suspected of having infection
- Anemia
- High eosinophil count in blood
- Low platelets
- Urinalysis
- Antibody test
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Review Date: 8/14/2002
Reviewed By: Donna R. Cooper, MD, MPH. Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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