Rectal inflammatory polyp in a child: an unusual case of polyparasitism

J Trop Pediatr. 2010 Aug;56(4):270-1. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmp117. Epub 2009 Nov 30.

Abstract

In recent years, parasitic diseases have increased especially in non-tropical or subtropical countries. We present a case of an 11-year-old boy from Guinea with a rectal polyp parasitized by Schistosoma haematobium and Trichuris trichiura. This parasitic association had never been reported in our country or in Europe.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Albendazole / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / pathology
  • Male
  • Polyps / parasitology*
  • Polyps / pathology
  • Polyps / surgery
  • Praziquantel / therapeutic use
  • Rectum / pathology
  • Schistosoma haematobium / isolation & purification*
  • Schistosomiasis haematobia / diagnosis*
  • Schistosomiasis haematobia / drug therapy
  • Schistosomiasis haematobia / microbiology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Trichuriasis / diagnosis*
  • Trichuriasis / drug therapy
  • Trichuriasis / parasitology
  • Trichuris / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Praziquantel
  • Albendazole