Yamuna, Rajoo and Rohela, Mahmud and Ng, Rong Xiang and Sharifah F., S. Omar and Kumar, G. and Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim and Arine Fadzlun, Ahmad and Amirah, Amir and Zurainee, Mohamed Nor and Romano, Ngui (2015) Liver cirrhosis and splenomegaly associated with Schistosoma mansoni in a Sudanese woman in Malaysia : A case report. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 8 (4). pp. 334-336. ISSN 1995-7645
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Abstract
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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Schistosoma mansoni, Liver cirrhosis, Splenomegaly, Sudanese woman. |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Gani |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2023 01:49 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jul 2023 01:49 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42188 |
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