An interesting finding in the uterine cervix: Schistosoma hematobium calcified eggs

• Main Authors: Alexia Toller (Author), Ana Carolina Scopin (Author), Vanessa Apfel (Author), Karla Calaça Kabbach Prigenzi (Author), Fernanda Kesselring Tso (Author), Gustavo Rubino de Azevedo Focchi (Author), Neila Speck (Author), Julisa Ribalta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schistosoma hematobium infection is an endemic parasitic disease in Africa, which is frequently associated with urinary schistosomiasis. The parasite infection causes epithelial changes and disruption, facilitating the infection by the human papilloma virus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Th...