Hepatic schistosomiasis japonica identified by CT.
We reviewed the CT examinations of 17 patients who had hepatic schistosomiasis japonica and noted peculiar hepatic calcifications in 15 cases and a notch on the hepatic surface in six. A hepatocellular carcinoma was found in six patients. The calcifications and notch appeared to indicate the degree of hepatic fibrosis but did not correlate with cirrhotic deformation.
D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008109:Liver Diseases, Parasitic / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012554:Schistosomiasis japonica / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed