01446nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001100001200042700001500054700001300069700001600082700001500098700001500113700001400128700001200142700001300154700001200167700001400179245007600193856007900269300001300348490000600361520081100367022001401178       2015                            d1 aGobbi F1 aMartelli G1 aAttard L1 aBuonfrate D1 aAngheben A1 aMarchese V1 aBortesi L1 aGobbo M1 aVanino E1 aViale P1 aBisoffi Z00aSchistosoma mansoni eggs in spleen and lungs: Mimicking other diseases.  uhttp://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0003860   ae00038600 v93 a<h3>Conclusions:</h3>

<p>In the global village, clinicians should open their “clinical landscape” to a number of diseases they have little, if any, familiarity with. Moreover, some of them may present with uncommon, atypical presentations that may be mistaken for other diseases. With this possibility in mind, an accurate clinical and epidemiological history, along with appropriate laboratory exams, can help the clinician to make the appropriate decision while avoiding unnecessary invasive and potentially dangerous procedures. In particular, the clinicians should consider schistosomiasis due to <em>S</em>. <em>mansoni</em> in case of a patient coming from sub-Saharan Africa, the east coast of South America between Venezuela and Brazil, the Caribbean, Egypt, and the Arabian peninsula.</p>
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