Schistosoma Mansoni in the Cecum (6 of 9)

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Case description

The life cycle of the flatworms that cause human schistosomiasis involves a sexual stage in the human and an asexual stage in the fresh water snail host. The adult worms are small, 12-26 mm long and 0.3-0.6 mm wide, and vary with the different species. S hematobium lives in the venous plexus near the urinary bladder and ureters, S mansoni lives in the inferior mesenteric vein, and S japonicum lives in the superior mesenteric vein of both the large and small intestines

tags: magnifying colonoscopy Schistosoma Mansoni cecum

related terms: caecum

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