Correlation between intensity of infection and hepatic histopathological lesions in bilharzial patients.
Liver biopsy examination of 106 patients showed 47 with pure bilharzial liver, 16 with chronic persistent hepatitis, 19 with chronic persistent hepatitis associated with bilharzial liver, 14 with chronic active hepatitis and 10 with chronic active bilharzial liver. There was significant correlation between intensity of infection and bilharzial affection of the liver.
Hamadto
H A
HA
Department of Parasitology, Benha Faculty of Medicine.
Madwar
M A
MA
Khalil
A M
AM
D001706:Biopsy; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*