Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: a rare cause of chronic liver disease with portal hypertension diagnosed by abdominal ultrasound

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2022 Jan;114(1):47-48. doi: 10.17235/reed.2021.8086/2021.

Abstract

Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (HSS) is a major cause of chronic liver disease with portal hypertension (pHTN) in Africa, Asia, and America. Abdominal ultrasound is essential for diagnosis.

MeSH terms

  • Fascioliasis* / complications
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Portal* / complications
  • Hypertension, Portal* / diagnostic imaging
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni* / complications
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni* / diagnostic imaging
  • Schistosomiasis* / complications
  • Schistosomiasis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Splenic Diseases* / complications
  • Splenic Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography