Hematospermia in a returned traveler

Authors

  • Raynell Lang University of Calgary, Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • Jessica Minion Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, Department of Laboratory Medicine. University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine.
  • Alexander Wong Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, Division of Infectious Disease.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.3836

Abstract

Hematospermia is a common complaint among patients seen in outpatient urology clinics. The differential diagnosis is broad and includes inflammatory, infectious, neoplastic, structural, systemic, and traumatic causes. The most common infectious causes are uropathogens and sexually transmitted infections. However, with increasing global travel, physicians must maintain a high clinical suspicion for pathogens not endemic to their region, including Echinococcus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Schistosoma.1 We present a case of hematospermia in a traveler returning from Eastern Africa with exposure to Lake Malawi. The patient’s microscopic analysis of semen was positive for Schistosoma haematobium, revealing a rare presentation of S. haematobium infection.

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Published

2017-01-12

How to Cite

Lang, R., Minion, J., & Wong, A. (2017). Hematospermia in a returned traveler. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 11(1-2), E41–3. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.3836

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