urinary schistosomiasis in maiduguri, north east nigeria. | from january to december 1983, 12,207 specimens of urine were examined for ova of schistosoma haematobium and 753 (6.17%) were positive. from this group, 44 adult patients were investigated for urinary tract abnormalities. haematuria was the commonest presenting symptom (81.8%) followed by lower abdominal pain (77.3%) and dysuria (68.2%). urinalysis revealed proteinuria in 55.5%, leucocyturia in 90.9% and microhaematuria in 88.6% of patients. twenty-four hour protein excretion ranged from 230 mg ... | 1986 | 3118828 |