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Review
. 2015 Sep 29;6(3):59-62.
doi: 10.1002/cld.495. eCollection 2015 Sep.

Schistosomiasis: Clinical management of liver disease

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Schistosomiasis: Clinical management of liver disease

Marta Guimarães Cavalcanti et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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Algorithm showing the clinical management of schistosomiasis. "Egg and/or tissue" indicates detection of eggs by parasitological methods and/or tissue biopsy (or surgical specimen). "Past infection" is defined as persistent immunoreactivity in the absence of egg and/or DNA detection with or without previous confirmed treatment. Abbreviations: PZQ, praziquantel; US, ultrasonography.

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