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Granuloma of brain due to Schistosoma haematobium

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Link to WHO Definition

Granuloma of brain due to Schistosoma haematobium – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2138874166

This refers to a granuloma of the brain due to a parasitic disease caused by several species of trematodes (platyhelminth infection, or "flukes"), a parasitic worm of the genus Schistosoma. This diagnosis is due to an important digenetic trematode, and is found in the Middle East, India, Portugal and Africa. It is a major agent of schistosomiasis; more specifically, it is associated with urinary schistosomiasis.