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Above all, schistosomiasis is a [[chronic disease]]. Pathology of ''S. mansoni'' and ''S. japonicum'' schistosomiasis includes: [[Katayama fever]], hepatic perisinusoidal egg [[granulomas]], Symmers’ pipe stem periportal fibrosis, [[portal hypertension]], and occasional [[embolism|embolic]] egg granulomas in [[brain]] or [[spinal cord]]. Pathology of ''S. haematobium'' schistosomiasis includes: [[hematuria]], [[scar]]ring, [[calcification]], [[squamous cell carcinoma]], and occasional embolic egg granulomas in brain or spinal cord. [[Bladder cancer]] diagnosis and mortality are generally elevated in affected areas. | Above all, schistosomiasis is a [[chronic disease]]. Pathology of ''S. mansoni'' and ''S. japonicum'' schistosomiasis includes: [[Katayama fever]], hepatic perisinusoidal egg [[granulomas]], Symmers’ pipe stem periportal fibrosis, [[portal hypertension]], and occasional [[embolism|embolic]] egg granulomas in [[brain]] or [[spinal cord]]. Pathology of ''S. haematobium'' schistosomiasis includes: [[hematuria]], [[scar]]ring, [[calcification]], [[squamous cell carcinoma]], and occasional embolic egg granulomas in brain or spinal cord. [[Bladder cancer]] diagnosis and mortality are generally elevated in affected areas. | ||
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Above all, schistosomiasis is a chronic disease. Pathology of S. mansoni and S. japonicum schistosomiasis includes: Katayama fever, hepatic perisinusoidal egg granulomas, Symmers’ pipe stem periportal fibrosis, portal hypertension, and occasional embolic egg granulomas in brain or spinal cord. Pathology of S. haematobium schistosomiasis includes: hematuria, scarring, calcification, squamous cell carcinoma, and occasional embolic egg granulomas in brain or spinal cord. Bladder cancer diagnosis and mortality are generally elevated in affected areas.