Intrapulmonary vascular dilatation evaluated by 99mTc-MAA scintigraphy and its association with portal hypertension in schistosomiasis.

• Main Authors: Andréa Simone Siqueira de Queirós (Author), Simone Cristina Soares Brandão (Author), Ana Lúcia Coutinho Domingues (Author), Liana Gonçalves Macedo (Author), Maira Souto Ourem (Author), Edmundo Pessoa Almeida Lopes (Author)
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• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Portal hypertension is responsible for various complications in patients with schistosomiasis, among them intrapulmonary vascular dilations (IPVD). In cirrhotic patients the presence of IPVD is a sign of poor prognosis, but in patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (HSS) there are n...