Tubal schistosomiasis as a cause of ectopic pregnancy in endemic areas ?; a report of three cases
| Autor: | Paul Walter, Alain Picaud, Marianne Leruez, Yves Ville, Hervé Fernandez |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Infertility medicine.medical_specialty Population Schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis haematobia Pregnancy parasitic diseases medicine Humans education Schistosoma Gynecology Schistosoma haematobium education.field_of_study biology Ectopic pregnancy business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology Salpingitis Fallopian Tube Diseases medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Pregnancy Ectopic medicine.anatomical_structure Reproductive Medicine Female France business Fallopian tube |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 42:77-79 |
| ISSN: | 0301-2115 |
| Popis: | Tubal schistosomiasis as a cause of ectopic pregnancy is uncommon. We are reporting three cases of tubal pregnancies in which the histopathological examination showed a bilharzial disease of the tube. Schistosomiasis to Schistosoma haematobium occurs in Gabon with an incidence of 8% to 44% of the adult population, and schistosoma ova have been found in 2.5% of histopathological examinations in removal of any genital tissue. Even if schistosomiasis was not the main causative agent of infertility, in this population which has the lowest fertility index in subsaharan Africa, it might impair an already altered tubal function by salpingitis. We suggest that parasitic examination should be made as a part of the management program of infertility and after an ectopic pregnancy in endemic areas. |
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