Treponemal reagin antibody in bilharzial patients

ABSTRACT

Venereal disease research laboratory test [VDRL] was carried out for 140 schistosomiasis patients in different stages of the disease and 20 normal individuals as control. Each group was classified according to the age [<15 years and >15 years] and sex. As bilharziasis is one of the most famous endemic diseases in Egypt, this study aimed to look for treponemal reagin in sera of bilharzial patients during the different clinical stages of the disease. From the obtained results, it could be concluded that treponemal reagin antibody is insignificantly found in schistosomiasis patients