SCHISTOSOMIASIS - AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF TUBAL INFERTILITY

A case report of a Nigerian woman having an unusual cause of tubal inf ertility is presented, On histological examination of the Fallopian tu be, ova of Schistosoma haematobium enclosing living miracidia were fou nd in the smooth muscle layer of the Fallopian tube and its mesosalpin x. Mechanisms of tubal involvement are analysed, The case indicates th e need to consider schistosomiasis as a possible aetiological factor i n patients with tubal infertility coming from areas where the disease is endemic.