Term Name: | urinary schistosomiasis |
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Synonyms: | bladder Schistosomiasis, cystitis with bilharziasis, Schistosoma haematobium, Schistosoma haematobium infection, Schistosoma Hematobium Infection, Schistosoma hematobium infectious disease, Schistosomiasis due to schistosoma haematobium, Schistosomiasis of bladder, Vesical schistosomiasis |
Definition: | A schistosomiasis that involves parasitic infection of the urinary tract caused by a digenetic trematode Schistosoma haematobium causing cystitis, ureteritis, fibrosis of the bladder and haematuria, which can progress to bladder cancer. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:1394] ( DOID:1394 ) |