Liver cirrhosis and splenomegaly associated with Schistosoma mansoni in a Sudanese woman in Malaysia:A case report  

作　　者：Yamuna Rajoo Rohela Mahmud Ng Rong Xiang Sharifah F.S.Omar G Kumar Yvonne A.L Lim Arine Fadzlun Ahmad Amirah Amir Zurainee Mohamed Nor Romano Ngui 

机构地区：[1]Department of Parasitology,Faculty of Medicine,University of Malaya [2]Department of Medicine,Faculty of Medicine,University of Malaya [3]Department of Biomedical Imaging,Faculty of Medicine,University of Malaya

出　　处：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》2015年第4期334-336,共3页亚太热带医药杂志（英文版）

基　　金：supported by by the University of Malaya research grant(BKP 007-2014)

摘　　要：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.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.

关 键 词：SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI Liver cirrhosis SPLENOMEGALY SUDANESE WOMAN 

分 类 号：R532.21[医药卫生—内科学]