Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS): relationship between gynecological and histopathological findings
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2022, Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne DiseasesCitation Excerpt :The lesions in the vagina and cervix cause loss of mucosal integrity and coupled with the abnormal new blood vessels formation around the lesions increase the risk of acquisition of HIV and HPV infections among women with FGS (Poggensee et al., 2000; Downs et al., 2011; Randrianasolo et al., 2015; Costain et al., 2018). Benign and malignant lesions such as, polypous and papillomatous tumours, cervical carcinoma, and others, can also complicate FGS (El-Mahgoub, 1982; Schwartz, 1984; Helling-Giese et al., 1996; Pillay et al., 2016). The diagnosis of FGS begins with a high index of suspicion in female patients living in Schistosoma-endemic areas who present with vaginal symptoms with or without haematuria (Gundersen et al., 1996; WHO, 2015).
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2022, Advances in ParasitologyCitation Excerpt :This technique, known as quantitative crushed biopsy allows examination for S. haematobium eggs at 100 × and provides indisputable evidence of FGS (Poggensee et al., 2001b). However, since eggs may cluster in the cervix, biopsy and the subsequent histopathology may miss eggs (Helling-Giese et al., 1996b; Randrianasolo et al., 2015). To date, optimal MGS diagnosis remains largely undefined (Kayuni et al., 2019b).
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2021, International Journal of Infectious DiseasesCitation Excerpt :One study from Zimbabwe corroborates these findings, showing that HIV was associated with FGS (OR 2.1, 95% CI 1.2–3.5; p = 0.008) (Kjetland et al., 2006). The association between FGS and HIV transmission is biologically plausible because, similar to GUD, FGS contributes to cervical mucosal friability and lesions that could increase the vulnerability of women to HIV infection (Jourdan et al., 2011; Helling-Giese et al., 1996. Similar to GUD (Sheffield et al., 2007), FGS also causes an immune reaction that upregulates the receptors that HIV uses to enter cells (Miller-Fellows et al., 2017; Jourdan et al., 2011; Jourdan et al., 2013; Kleppa et al., 2014), possibly further facilitating infection.
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