Clinical characteristics of 96 patients with advanced schistosomiasis in Yingcheng City
10.16250/j.32.1374.2016121
- VernacularTitle:应城市96例晚期血吸虫病患者临床分析
- Author:
Yi ZHU
;
Min JI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Advanced schistosomiasis;
Clinical characteristic;
Hepatic fibrosis;
Ascitic type;
Yingcheng City
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2016;28(4):470-471
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To understand the clinical characteristics of patients with advanced schistosomiasis in Yingcheng City,so as to provide evidences for the assistance work of advanced schistosomiasis. Methods The clinical data of all the ad?vanced schistosomiasis patients in Yingcheng City were collected and analyzed. Results Up to December 30,2014,there were 96 advanced schistosomiasis patients in Yingcheng City,among which,68 cases(70.8%)were male,28 cases(29.2%) were female,and their average age was 64.2 years. Most of the patients(90.6%)were ascitic type,followed by splenomegaly type(5.2%),colon proliferation type(2.1%),and dwarf type(2.1%). Totally 48 cases(50.0%)were positive in immunologi?cal detections,among which 8 cases(8.3%)were positive in ELISA and 12 cases(12.5%)were positive in IHA. For all the 4 indexes of hepatic fibrosis(HA,LN,CIV and PCⅢ),only 15 cases(15.6%)were normal. Conclusions Though Yingcheng City has reached the criteria of transmission control,the hepatic fibrosis of some patients continues to progress. Therefore,the intensity of the treatment and assistance could not be weakened,especially for those of the ascitic type patients.
