Schistosomiasis

Alternative names:

blood fluke; Katayama fever

Treatment:

• praziquantel

Expectations (prognosis):

Treatment before significant damage or severe complications usually produces good results.

Complications:

• ureterovesical junction obstruction
• chronic renal failure
• bladder cancer
• portal hypertension
• pulmonary hypertension
• cor pulmonale
• seizures

Calling your health care provider:

Call your health care provider if you have traveled to an area where the disease is occurring, have had exposure to contaminated or suspect bodies of water, and have developed suggestive symptoms.