Morbidity studies of schistosomiasis haematobia in Egyptian adults [preliminary report]

ABSTRACT

Thirty six adult male Egyptian patients with active urinary hematobiasis were selected for this study. The aim is to assess the morbidity of such a disease and to find out its relationship to urine egg counts. In addition to clinical examination the patients were subjected to urine and stool analyses, hemoglobin and serum creatinine estimations, urine egg counts, C.O.P.T., urinary system plane X-Ray and I.V.P. The results were tabulated, analysed statistically and discussed. It could be concluded that the severity of the clinical manifestations of patients depends essentially on their parasitic loads. Cases with positive radiological findings have significantly higher mean urine egg counts than those without such affection. Renal dysfunctions in this study were minimal and uncommon