title: [Ultrasonographic evaluation of Schistosoma mansoni morbidity: comparison of Cairo/WHO and Managil-Hannover classifications].
abstract: A ultrasonographical survey of morbidity in schistosomiasis mansoni was carried out in two villages of an endemic area of Madagascar. Using the Managil-Hannover classification, the overall prevalence of morbidity in the first village was of 49.4% and of 39.4% in the second one, while modified Cairo/WHO classification found 9.1% and 1.9% respectively. Thus, results given by the two classifications for a same individual are often discordant. This discrepancy is essentially observed in the lower stage of morbidity while advanced cases are generally well-staged by either of these two methods. These differences in the sonographical assessment of morbidity related to hepatosplenic schistosomiasis make it necessary to continue investigations in order to establish a classification that will have the agreement of everybody.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Parasitologie, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, BP 1274, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raobelison
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rabarijaona
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Ramarokoto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ravoniarimbinina
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Ravaoalimalala
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Esterre
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boisier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D015982:Bias; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008270:Madagascar / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014944:World Health Organization