Blood Flukes and Arterial Damage: A Review of Aneurysm Cases in Patients with Schistosomiasis.
Valeria SilvestriVivian P MushiMwanahawa Idavas MshanaWitness M BonaventuraNyanda C JustineDeodatus SabasBilly E NgasalaPublished in: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale (2022)
More studies are needed to shed light on the vascular complications of schistosomiasis, to ascertain the true burden of aneurysms in patients with schistosomiasis, to establish the pathophysiology of vessel damage and aneurysm formation, and to assess if there is an association between schistosomiasis and aneurysm formation in line with WHO 2021-2030 NTD Roadmap.