Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: a clinical review.
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Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: a clinical review
Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis refers to the major complication of chronic infection with Schistosoma mansoni, S japonicum and S mekongi, schistosomal portal hypertension. Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis is usually, but not invariably, associated with enlargement of the liver and spleen, and reversible hepatosplenomegaly may occur in early infections not complicated by the development of portal hy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.27.6.734