Prevalence of urodynamic changes with risk for upper urinary tract damage in neuroschistosomiasis patients

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Carlos Antonio de Souza, Fernanda Camila F.S Calisto, Carlos Antonio de Souza Filho, Larissa Clara Lopes de Souza, Luis Gustavo Morato de Toledo, Antonio Pedro Flores Auge
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019
• Subjects: Neuroschistosomiasis; Schistosomiasis; Urodynamics; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0101-2018; https://doaj.org/article/945aaba01c104e4c97d36d67e2a621a6

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to identify the prevalence of urodynamic changes with an associated risk of developing upper urinary tract damage in neuroschistosomiasis patients. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted, wherein68 patients were admitted for analysis of urodynamics, urea and creatinine levels, and uroculture. RESULTS: Blood test results did not indicate kidney failure. There were cases of asymptomatic bacteriuria. Common symptoms were frequent nocturia and detrusor overactivity. Results of low compliance and low cystometric capacity were both statistically significant (p = 0.001 and p = 0.002, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: A high prevalence of negative urodynamic changes were found in neuroschistosomiasis patients.