Ultrasound versus biological markers in the evaluation of periportal fibrosis in human Schistosoma mansoni

In this paper, the authors review the literature and share their experience of the principal biological markers of fibrosis for the evaluation of periportal fibrosis (PPF) caused by mansoni schistosomiasis. These biological markers are compared to diagnostic ultrasound (US) scans as means of grading...

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Main Authors: Ana Lúcia Coutinho Domingues, Tibério Batista de Medeiros, Edmundo Pessoa de Almeida Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000700004&lng=en&tlng=en