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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 105, No. 4, 2010, pp. 479-484
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Bioline Code: oc10082
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 105, No. 4, 2010, pp. 479-484
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Ultrasound in schistosomiasis mansoni
Pinto-Silva, Rogério Augusto; de Queiroz, Leonardo Campos; Azeredo, Letícia Martins; Silva, Luciana Cristina dos Santos & Lambertucci, José Roberto
Abstract
We reviewed ultrasound features in patients with schistosomiasis mansoni. The alterations that we observed in
acute and hepatosplenic schistosomiasis are described. The advantages and disadvantages of using ultrasound
patterns in the evaluation of liver fibrosis are discussed. Other diseases that are important in the differential diagnosis
of schistosomal liver fibrosis are presented. Ultrasound is an effective and flexible diagnostic tool in the evaluation
of a variety of diseases. It presents no harmful effects to patients, allowing non-invasive studies in hospitalized
patients and in other facilities.
Keywords
ultrasonography - ultrasound - schistosomiasis - diagnostic imaging - hepatosplenic schistosomiasis
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