Ultrasound was introduced in the 1970s as a method to detect schistosomal pathology both
at hospital and field level. It has since been establishd as a safe, rapid, non-invasive and …

Ultrasonography (US) is suitable for diagnosing schistosomiasis-related organic pathology
and is particularly useful to assess its evolution after therapy and/or interruption of exposure …

The aim of schistosomiasis control programmes is to reduce morbidity. However, most of the
widelyused methods for assessing the success of interventions use parameters like egg …

Schistosomiasis mansoni is a neglected disease and key public health problem, mainly due
to its high prevalence, the scarcity of public policies, and the severity of some clinical forms …

Background. To study the association, clinical sig-nificance, and impact of hepatitis C virus
(HCV) co-infection in patients with schistosomal liver disease (SLD). Methods. A total of 240 …

Morbidity in schistosomiasis is caused by a granulomatous response to Schistosoma
mansoni eggs deposited in peripheral portal veins. Ultrasonography has been useful to …

Objectives To evaluate the recent WHO's ultrasonographic diagnostic staging system of
schistosomal periportal thickening/fibrosis and to assess intra/inter‐observer variation …

The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and distribution of distended
abdomens among Ugandan school children across a range of eco-epidemiological settings …

Clinical significance of TT virus (TTV) infection was investigated in Egyptian patients with
chronic liver disease and volunteer blood donors by a cross sectional analysis. TTV DNA in …

For the sonographic assessment and grading of hepatosplenic morbidity induced by
Schistosoma mansoni infection, several quantitative and qualitative classification systems …