1. Liver cirrhosis and splenomegaly associated with Schistosoma mansoni in a Sudanese woman in Malaysia: A case report
Yamuna RAJOO ; Rohela MAHMUD ; Yvonne A.L LIM ; Arine Fadzlun AHMAD ; Amirah AMIR ; Zurainee Mohamed NOR ; Romano NGUI ; Ng Rong XIANG ; Sharifah F.S. OMAR ; G KUMAR
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2015;8(4):334-336
We report a case of a patient with Schistosoma mansoni infection who presented with liver cirrhosis and splenomegaly. She was diagnosed by a serological test and Kato-Katz thick smear stool examination. The patient was a 52-year-old woman from Sudan who came to Malaysia for a week to visit her sons. The patient lives in the middle of Rabak region, Sudan, a highly endemic area for schistosomiasis where her daily routine includes rearing of cows and farming. The site of toilet and sources of drinking water are canals and wells; both infested with snails. Patient had a long history of exposure and coming into contact with water from these canals and wells.
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