Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of schistosomiasis (bilharzia).
Family history
- What is the general health status of your relatives?
Social history
- What is your profession?
- Do you frequently travel abroad? If so, where exactly?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- Did you have any contact with inland waters during your vacation?
- Did you experience any skin symptoms after contact with inland waters?
- Itching?
- Hives (wheals of the skin/mucous membrane)?
- Do you have the following other complaints:
- Fever, chills?
- Headache?
- Cough?
- Water retention?
- Diarrhea with intermittence?
- Abdominal pain?
- Bleeding from the rectum?
- Fatigue?
- Pain when urinating?
- Blood in the urine?
- How long have these changes existed?
Vegetative anamnesis including nutritional anamnesis.
- Have you unintentionally lost body weight?
Self history including medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions
- Operations
- Vaccination status
- Allergies
- Medication history
