Schistosomiasis is an acute and chronic disease caused by parasitic worms: it’s trasmitted by contact with water contaminated with parasites. Farmers, fishermen and people using unclean water, especially in endemic areas, can be easily infected. Urogenital, intestinal and hepatic localization are common. Furthermore, it’s estimated that at least 92% of patient requiring treatment for schistosomiasis live in Africa. It’s a very uncommon disease in Italy, but immigration, especially from North Africa, is changing its prevalence in our country. We describe a case report of a schistosomiasis infection mimicking a bladder cancer in a young black male coming from Africa
