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Query: UMLS:C0001577 (adnexitis)
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Morbidity data from the dispensary of the district of Sangha, Mali, are analyzed. The morbidity data do not precisely mirror the health situation of the district because some villages located 2 or 3 hours away have less recourse to the dispensary. Data were collected for May, when the dry season ends, and September, when significant rainfall occurs. 578 persons were treated in May. The parasite Schistosoma haematobium, which is present in shallow and stagnant water and around onion fields, was the largest single cause of consultation. Schistosoma haematobium causes genital bilharziasis leading to sterility in women, genitourinary infections, and neoplastic bladder disease. A number of women had combined vaginitis-adnexitis causing tubal obstruction, and some also had uterine fibromas. Almost 20% of consultations were concerned with pathologies of the urinary or genital tracts. In all, 47.2% of consultations were for parasitic diseases including 28.4% for bilharziasis; 17.8% for bacterial diseases including 8.1% for gonorrhea, 5.7% for anemia, 5.3% for gastroenterologic problems, 3.1% for ophthalmologic problems, and 20.9% for other or poorly defined causes. The dusty air in the end of the dry season was the cause of colds which sometimes led to bronchopneumopathies. Intestinal parasites accounted for less than 3% of consultations. There were 537 consultations in September 1991. Parasite infections again accounted for 45.7% of consultations, with 15.1% due to malaria. Bacterial diseases accounted for 16.9%, with gonorrhea responsible for 9.2%. 4.3% of consultations were for anemia, 9.8% for gastroenterological problems, 4.5% for ophthalmologic problems, and 18.8% for other or poorly defined causes.
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PMID:[Aspects of the pathology of the Dogon of Sangha]. 1228 96