DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for urinary schistosomiasis

Urinary schistosomiasis [DOID:1394]

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.

Synonyms:  urinary schistosomiasis,  DOID:1394,  urinary schistosomiasises,  bladder Schistosomiasis,  cystitis with bilharziasis ...