Schistosomiasis: An Uncommon Cause of Colonic Polyposis

• Main Authors: George Sarin Zacharia (Author), Sreekanth K Menon (Author), Anu Jacob (Author), Meera Jayakumar Umadevi (Author), Junu Rajan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the trematodes of the Schistosoma genus. It is one of the neglected tropical diseases, contributing significantly to health-care costs, morbidity, and mortality in the developing world. The resultant disease is broadly classified as urogenital and g...