A Case of Pulmonary Nodular Schistosomiasis

Tanaffos. 2022 Jan;21(1):104-108.

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.

Keywords: Antibilharzien; CT scan; Ground glass opacities; Nodule; Pulmonary bilharzioma.

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  • Case Reports