Exposure to malaria affects the regression of hepatosplenomegaly after treatment for <it>Schistosoma mansoni </it>infection in Kenyan children
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Schistosoma mansoni </it>and malaria infections are often endemic in the same communities in sub-Saharan Africa, and both have pathological effects on the liver and the spleen. Hepatosplenomegaly associated with <i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/2/36 |