Presentation
Patient involved in a motor vehicle accident. Lumbar spine x rays.
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Schistosomiasis of the bladder
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Note the subtle curvilinear calcification of the bladder wall. A typical finding in bilharzia.
Case Discussion
In South Africa bilharziasis (another term for schistosomiasis) is contracted only in east flowing rivers (i.e. those flowing toward the Indian ocean).
Theodor Bilharz died of typhoid in Egypt.