Abstract INTRODUCTION Portal hypertension and periportal fibrosis commonly occur in severe Schistosoma mansoni infection. Changes in lipid profile and elevated levels of circulating liver enzymes have also been described in infected individuals. The present study sought to assess the alterations in lab...
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate a possible relationship between the size of the spleen and values of circulating blood elements in patients with schistosomatic splenomegaly. Methods: ixty one patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis mansoni underwent a clinical exam and peripheral venous blood was co...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Periportal fibrosis is the major pathological consequence of the Schistosoma mansoni infection. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the accuracy of serum markers and to construct an index to assess fibrosis. METHODS Patients (n=116) with schistosomiasis were evaluated by ultrasound scan and meas...
A forma hepatoesplênica da esquistossomose pode acompanhar-se de múltiplas alteraçöes do sistema de coagulaçäo, refletindo insuficiência de síntese protéica e/ou consumo crônico de fatores e inibidores. Nada foi relatado, no entanto, sobre o comportamento tromboelastográfico destes pacientes. ...
Realizou-se estudo sobre o desenvolvimento da esquistossomose mansônica em camundongos submetidos à dieta hipoprotéica. Foram constituídos 4 grupos de Mus musculus "Swiss" da seguinte forma: 1) näo infectados, normoprotéicos; 2) infectados, normoprotéicos; 3) näo infectados, hipoprotéicos e 4) i...
