Schistosoma hematobium
Section Editor: Dharam M. Ramnani, MD
Virginia Urology, Richmond, VA, USA
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Schistosoma hematobium eggs may be detected in a spun sediment of urine in cases of urinary schistosomiasis. The eggs are oval with a terminal spine and measure 115 to 180 microns by 40 to 70 microns in size. Courtesy of: Steve Miller, MD, PhD, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.