Revisiting the concept of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis and its challenges using traditional and new tools
Different aspects of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis are revisited here. Manson's schistosomiasis causes periportal fibrosis and portal hypertension in approximately 6% of infected subjects, usually with preservation of their hepatic function. The assessment of liver involvement is of major impor...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2014-05-01
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Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000200130&lng=en&tlng=en |