Bowel X-ray alterations in acute human schistosomiasis

A radiological study of the small intestine of 17 untreated patients in the acute phase ofschistosomiasis was performed. Twelve patients (70% of total) had alterations: nine had clear-cut thickening of the duodenal and jejunal folds, one flocculation, one fragmentation and one thickening of mucosae,...

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Main Authors: Enio Roberto Pietra Pedroso, José Roberto Lambertucci, Manoel Otávio da Costa Rocha, Dirceu Bartolomeu Greco, Cid Sérgio Ferreira, Roberto Sena Rocha, Naftale Katz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1987-09-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821987000300006&lng=en&tlng=en